Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1116 | 1064 | 1098 | 1062 | 522 | 505 | 480 | 477 | 686 | 661 | 687 | 649 | 530 | 510 | 371 | 409 | 425 | 433 | 152 | 140 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:02PM0.74m | 4:56AM1.07m | 5:55PM0.69m | 6:19AM1.09m | 7:30PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.48m | 9:44PM0.48m | 12:27PM0.47m | 11:09PM0.51m | 1:42PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1116 | 1064 | 1098 | 1062 | 211 | 223 | 480 | 477 | 686 | 661 | 687 | 649 | 530 | 510 | 371 | 409 | 425 | 15 | 152 | 102 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 | W 15 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 522 | 505 | 156 | 156 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 35 | — | 83 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 106 | 41 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | W 15 | SW 12 | W 15 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 13 | — | 13 | 13 | — | 11 | — | 10 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 433 | — | 140 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 364 | 364 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 16 | 43 | 250 | 120 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 250 | 43 | 48 | 48 |
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