Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 503 | 477 | 686 | 673 | 687 | 613 | 520 | 510 | 371 | 409 | 425 | 354 | 134 | 140 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 104 | 86 | 84 | 57 | 71 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.07m | 5:55PM0.69m | 6:19AM1.09m | 7:30PM0.72m | 7:25AM1.15m | 8:21PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.47m | 11:09PM0.51m | 1:42PM0.40m | 00:32AM0.49m | 2:31PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 204 | 503 | 477 | 686 | 673 | 687 | 613 | 520 | 510 | 371 | 409 | 425 | 354 | 133 | 140 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 104 | 86 | 84 | 57 | 44 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 | W 15 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 505 | 152 | 152 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 35 | — | 83 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 102 | 75 | 67 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 71 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 13 | — | 13 | 13 | — | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 16 | 43 | 121 | 120 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 250 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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