Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1072 | 953 | 937 | 828 | 814 | 786 | 772 | 745 | 655 | 655 | 667 | 691 | 671 | 603 | 593 | 512 | 494 | 477 | 469 | 394 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.39m | 11:25PM1.16m | 11:32AM1.34m | 11:57PM1.21m | 12:05PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.07m | 5:18AM0.14m | 5:49PM0.09m | 5:57AM0.17m | 6:17PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1072 | 953 | 937 | 828 | 814 | 786 | 772 | 745 | 655 | 655 | 667 | 691 | 671 | 603 | 593 | 512 | 494 | 477 | 469 | 394 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | NW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 31 | — | 42 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 93 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 146 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 1199 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 48 | 16 | 5 |
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