Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 6PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 921 | 1067 | 1145 | 691 | 774 | 672 | 653 | 653 | 663 | 691 | 560 | 543 | 604 | 387 | 517 | 706 | 551 | 259 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.21m | 11:49PM1.41m | 12:09PM1.12m | 00:21AM1.41m | 12:45PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.10m | 6:11AM0.08m | 5:58PM0.16m | 6:51AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 822 | 921 | 1067 | 1145 | 691 | 774 | 672 | 653 | 653 | 663 | 691 | 560 | 543 | 604 | 387 | 517 | 706 | 551 | 217 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | NW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 52 | 51 | 233 | 160 | 154 | 127 | 149 | 89 | 93 | 91 | 84 | 72 | 331 | 208 | 113 | 25 | 203 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 22 | NW 11 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 53 | 38 | — | — | 51 | 50 | 36 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 73 | 19 | 198 | 259 | 306 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 364 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 55 | 55 | 0 |
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