Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.5° 

Matanzas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matanzas today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
444
360
346
326
238
262
262
262
330
319
280
352
428
499
412
715
653
468
697
668
613
595
569
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:57AM1.41m
00:20AM1.31m
12:34PM1.30m
00:55AM1.33m
1:10PM1.17m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.04m
6:12PM0.01m
6:26AM0.07m
6:41PM0.08m
7:09AM0.13m
7:11PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:37
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
12
15
15
13
13
12
10
11
14
14
15
12
12
12
11
12
16
18
17
14
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
8
10
10
9
10
9
7
8
11
10
12
8
9
10
9
10
13
14
13
9
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