Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 542 | 433 | 344 | 309 | 374 | 209 | 177 | 153 | 121 | 142 | 203 | 373 | 438 | 534 | 563 | 590 | 679 | 671 | 654 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.56m | 9:48PM0.98m | 9:56AM1.62m | 10:31PM1.06m | 10:40AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.19m | 3:57PM0.01m | 3:20AM0.11m | 4:38PM-0.05m | 4:09AM0.06m | 5:16PM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 542 | 433 | 344 | 309 | 374 | 209 | 177 | 153 | 121 | 69 | 203 | 373 | 438 | 534 | 563 | 590 | 679 | 671 | 654 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 62 | — | 133 | 99 | — | 120 | 118 | 118 | 101 | 104 | 64 | 102 | 57 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | W 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SSW 9 | — | NW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | 40 | 75 | 142 | 104 | 2 | — | 33 | 22 | 21 | 12 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 435 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 60 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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