Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 8PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 434 | 595 | 831 | 1109 | 863 | 1474 | 874 | 571 | 404 | 330 | 240 | 235 | 257 | 251 | 316 | 514 | 635 | 634 | 590 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.44m | 11:27PM0.96m | 11:31AM1.43m | 00:00AM0.99m | 12:02PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.11m | 5:00AM0.20m | 6:08PM0.10m | 5:36AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 319 | 434 | 595 | 831 | 1109 | 863 | 466 | 874 | 571 | 404 | 330 | 216 | 235 | 257 | 251 | 287 | 514 | 635 | 634 | 590 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 195 | 24 | 451 | 375 | 255 | 245 | 240 | 202 | 155 | 197 | 316 | 228 | 188 | 177 | 132 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | N 10 | NW 10 | — | — | W 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 6 | N 7 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | 29 | 26 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 66 | 55 | 172 | 118 | 93 | 69 | 80 | 69 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 9 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 51 | 109 | 98 | 282 | 1474 | — | — | 86 | 56 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 157 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 157 | 142 | 453 | 22 | 118 | 118 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
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