Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 407 | 379 | 362 | 346 | 330 | 330 | 373 | 367 | 352 | 347 | 336 | 326 | 317 | 302 | 795 | 694 | 694 | 568 | 488 | 551 | 773 | 742 | 1143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.20m | 12:42PM1.32m | 1:14AM1.20m | 1:21PM1.16m | 1:56AM1.18m | 2:03PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.14m | 7:01PM0.10m | 7:18AM0.23m | 7:34PM0.19m | 8:11AM0.33m | 8:09PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 186 | 167 | 161 | 137 | 346 | 330 | 330 | 373 | 212 | 153 | 121 | 132 | 143 | 178 | 216 | 795 | 694 | 694 | 568 | 488 | 455 | 773 | 742 | 1143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 419 | 407 | 379 | 362 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 367 | 352 | 347 | 336 | 326 | 317 | 302 | 87 | 124 | 200 | 339 | 487 | 551 | 193 | 283 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | NW 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 56 | 167 | 228 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 414 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 60 | 121 | 364 | 121 | 120 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 291 | 291 | 48 | 48 |
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