Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 7AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
786
772
745
655
655
667
691
671
603
593
512
471
455
408
340
366
311
305
248
234
229
225
220
315
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:25PM1.16m
11:32AM1.34m
11:57PM1.21m
12:05PM1.25m
00:32AM1.24m
12:42PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.14m
5:49PM0.09m
5:57AM0.17m
6:17PM0.13m
6:40AM0.21m
6:47PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:29
6:29
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
17
18
16
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
8
13
14
13
11
11
10
9
10
13
15
14
13
12
13
12
11
14
15
12
10
11
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