Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 691 | 774 | 672 | 653 | 653 | 663 | 691 | 560 | 543 | 535 | 350 | 403 | 658 | 551 | 259 | 306 | 372 | 334 | 404 | 439 | 475 | 458 | 441 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:49PM1.41m | 12:09PM1.12m | 00:21AM1.41m | 12:45PM1.03m | 00:55AM1.37m | 1:22PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.08m | 5:58PM0.16m | 6:51AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.23m | 7:34AM0.19m | 6:56PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 691 | 774 | 672 | 653 | 653 | 663 | 691 | 560 | 543 | 535 | 350 | 403 | 658 | 551 | 217 | 160 | 217 | 244 | 217 | 240 | 254 | 458 | 258 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 233 | 160 | 154 | 127 | 149 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 84 | 54 | 331 | 208 | 113 | 198 | 200 | 193 | 169 | 334 | 404 | 439 | 475 | 150 | 441 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 12 | N 5 | NW 11 | WNW 6 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 6 | SW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 36 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 259 | 306 | 372 | 21 | 90 | 14 | 7 | 77 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 364 | 16 |
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