Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)19s
Afternoon (13 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (13 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
18
2.4
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
W
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.8
SW
10
1.2
WNW
8
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2598
3474
4112
4954
5025
4757
4005
3403
3150
2955
2508
1839
1556
1231
984
866
416
469
282
242
202
153
163
134
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
E
5
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
N
35
NNE
50
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:16AM1.58m
9:56PM0.93m
10:07AM1.66m
10:46PM0.97m
10:56AM1.68m
11:34PM1.01m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.02m
3:25AM0.13m
4:57PM-0.04m
4:16AM0.09m
5:43PM-0.06m
5:07AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
10
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
10
11
13
10
11
8
8
5
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