Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 1PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
4
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
123
167
239
273
475
312
307
289
861
937
1047
1047
1384
2144
2817
4007
5212
5120
4834
4431
3811
3306
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
15
NW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:52AM1.31m
9:27PM0.89m
9:26AM1.37m
9:56PM0.96m
9:58AM1.41m
10:25PM1.03m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.35m
3:37PM0.19m
2:55AM0.27m
4:05PM0.13m
3:31AM0.21m
4:32PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
4
6
7
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
8
11
13
10
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
12
11
11
11
9
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