Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.4
W
10
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
SW
7
1.2
SW
6
0.7
W
10
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.5
W
9
0.5
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
836
935
716
606
533
677
369
455
422
315
254
202
124
99
88
85
85
59
41
92
359
469
530
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49AM1.11m
8:56PM0.79m
8:38AM1.18m
9:27PM0.87m
9:16AM1.25m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.31m
2:07AM0.45m
3:28PM0.24m
2:52AM0.37m
3:55PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:43
7:44
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
9
7
5
5
8
8
7
7
8
7
7
8
12
10
9
7
9
10
9
11
14
14
14
14
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Matanzas surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest