Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
551
773
742
1332
1067
768
1654
1693
1556
1491
1428
1243
1206
1026
1170
825
1064
1047
919
904
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM1.00m
2:43AM1.14m
2:52PM0.85m
3:41AM1.10m
4:02PM0.74m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.33m
8:09PM0.30m
9:17AM0.43m
8:49PM0.40m
10:45AM0.48m
9:44PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
9
8
9
10
12
13
12
10
10
10
8
8
11
11
9
9
8
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