Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 83 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 311 | 641 | 833 | 870 | 834 | 628 | 596 | 509 | 441 | 370 | 295 | 260 | 375 | 1621 | 2996 | 2426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:40PM0.95m | 4:43AM1.09m | 4:47PM0.82m | 5:48AM1.11m | 6:12PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.43m | 10:00PM0.32m | 11:20AM0.47m | 10:52PM0.39m | 12:46PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 85 | 83 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 311 | 641 | 833 | 870 | 834 | 628 | 596 | 509 | 441 | 370 | 295 | 260 | 375 | 1621 | 2996 | 2426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 8 | SW 10 | SW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 62 | 60 | 33 | 21 | 123 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 60 | 96 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 56 | 61 | 58 | 68 | 64 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 98 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 788 | 1141 | 1190 | 836 | 481 | 235 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 157 | 157 | 118 | 53 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
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