Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.6° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
4
5
5
5
3
2
3
3
5
4
5
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
2
SW
11
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
251
247
558
426
329
439
935
3373
3699
3699
3595
3315
3045
2837
2837
2381
2381
1723
2238
2886
2846
2687
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:42AM1.17m
5:10PM0.77m
6:02AM1.24m
6:48PM0.76m
7:14AM1.35m
8:04PM0.82m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.42m
10:56PM0.37m
1:14PM0.33m
00:17AM0.35m
2:20PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
8
7
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
10
11
11
9
9
8
8
7
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
3
2
6
6
9
8
6
7
6
5
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
3
6
5
5
5
5
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