Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, gales from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 535 | 501 | 160 | 201 | 284 | 134 | 280 | 87 | 104 | 1488 | 2099 | 1042 | 653 | 463 | 447 | 416 | 502 | 490 | 443 | 443 | 386 | 312 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.68m | 11:34PM1.01m | 11:44AM1.65m | 00:21AM1.04m | 12:29PM1.56m | 1:09AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM-0.06m | 5:07AM0.08m | 6:27PM-0.05m | 5:58AM0.10m | 7:10PM-0.01m | 6:49AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | NNW 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 372 | 535 | 501 | 160 | 201 | 284 | 134 | 280 | 87 | 49 | 1488 | 2099 | 1042 | 653 | 463 | 425 | 416 | 1145 | 664 | 443 | 445 | 316 | 312 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 198 | 102 | 153 | 145 | 129 | 17 | 87 | 48 | 104 | 135 | 161 | 344 | 266 | 410 | 447 | — | 502 | 490 | 335 | 443 | 386 | 277 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 12 | SW 10 | W 10 | NW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 73 | 79 | 90 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 7 | — | 34 | 47 | — | 40 | — | — | — | 451 | 335 | 38 | 330 | 282 | 60 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 264 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 353 | 377 | 1595 | 3030 | 3527 | 1962 | 2007 | 2039 | 1852 | 1942 | 2374 | — | — | 517 | — | — | 349 | 836 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 60 | 0 | 43 | 157 | 130 | 146 | 1289 | 248 | 364 | 364 | 118 | 157 | 146 | 55 | 229 | 248 | 291 | 229 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 435 |
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