Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 551 | 773 | 742 | 1332 | 1067 | 768 | 1654 | 1693 | 1556 | 1491 | 1428 | 1243 | 1206 | 1026 | 1170 | 825 | 1064 | 1047 | 919 | 904 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.00m | 2:43AM1.14m | 2:52PM0.85m | 3:41AM1.10m | 4:02PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.33m | 8:09PM0.30m | 9:17AM0.43m | 8:49PM0.40m | 10:45AM0.48m | 9:44PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 488 | 463 | 773 | 742 | 1332 | 828 | 768 | 1654 | 1693 | 1556 | 1491 | 1428 | 1243 | 1206 | 1026 | 1170 | 825 | 1064 | 1047 | 919 | 904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 487 | 551 | 193 | 375 | 186 | 1067 | 751 | 178 | 173 | 131 | 94 | 62 | 44 | — | 23 | — | 43 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 283 | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 291 | 291 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 43 | 364 | 250 | 48 | 0 |
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