Matanzas surf break

Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 -04
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Matanzas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matanzas today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)20s

Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.4
SW
20
2.5
WSW
11
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
475
550
467
482
533
1616
1686
1944
2082
2292
2750
2375
2408
2415
2033
1983
1829
1783
1380
1863
1484
1273
1077
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:03AM0.79m
1:08PM1.25m
1:53AM0.73m
1:56PM1.18m
2:57AM0.70m
2:51PM1.13m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.39m
8:16PM0.32m
6:55AM0.45m
9:19PM0.36m
7:44AM0.50m
10:26PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
7:26
7:26
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6:00
6:00
5:59
8
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
16
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
14
14
12
11
11
10
9
13
15
15
12
12
11
11
9
8
11
9
9
7
6
8
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
4
3
6
8
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
18
2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
558
475
550
467
482
533
524
1686
1641
1111
904
2750
2375
2408
2415
2033
1983
1829
1783
1380
1863
1484
1273
1077
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.4
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.4
W
11
1.9
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
16
Energy kJ
197
249
224
171
268
273
1616
1491
1944
2082
2292
716
114
79
36
505
433
398
327
257
25
25
25
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WSW
24
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
13
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
21
21
55
318
314
432
471
169
209
409
271
154
31
17
17
17
17
7
7
25
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
Energy kJ
6
20
80
144
156
650
566
497
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
2
2
5
4
5
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
43
43
118
248
364
118
121
121
229
48
43
121
364
364
250
229
48
229
229
229
291
229
229
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Santiago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
5
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
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