Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
1
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
9
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
94
114
114
90
90
61
264
763
724
655
634
561
535
469
485
531
589
488
408
401
573
901
1164
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:03AM1.41m
1:27PM1.03m
1:48AM1.38m
2:17PM0.90m
2:42AM1.33m
3:22PM0.79m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.14m
7:12PM0.20m
8:29AM0.21m
7:53PM0.28m
9:41AM0.28m
8:47PM0.37m
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clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
14
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
18
18
17
15
15
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15
15
16
14
15
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
10
10
11
11
11
15
14
13
11
12
13
13
14
14
12
12
11
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