Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.3° 

Matanzas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matanzas today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
816
792
780
690
680
680
680
757
669
669
679
679
519
449
736
305
648
639
612
722
577
577
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:27AM1.15m
9:13PM1.04m
9:07AM1.18m
9:42PM1.17m
9:45AM1.19m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.19m
3:03AM0.32m
3:28PM0.15m
3:44AM0.22m
3:56PM0.11m
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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8:06
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8:07
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 mm
1
2
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
10
10
9
12
14
14
13
11
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