Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
11.4° C
1.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
W
21
1.4
W
20
1.9
W
18
2.3
W
17
2.5
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
422
404
392
386
386
335
350
193
220
290
290
729
1507
2293
3121
3786
4528
4343
4493
4005
3139
2955
2726
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:58PM0.85m
8:21AM1.47m
9:01PM0.89m
9:16AM1.58m
9:56PM0.93m
10:07AM1.66m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.23m
1:33AM0.25m
3:16PM0.12m
2:30AM0.19m
4:09PM0.02m
3:25AM0.13m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part 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>
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
14
14
17
18
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
14
11
13
13
12
12
15
15
12
12
11
9
9
10
12
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
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