Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.8°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
0.9
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1
WSW
9
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
332
326
302
234
230
235
386
151
325
227
116
114
114
161
110
108
101
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:50PM1.34m
12:05PM1.23m
00:25AM1.39m
12:44PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.07m
6:02AM0.08m
6:06PM0.09m
6:45AM0.09m
6:37PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
10
12
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
13
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
9
9
7
8
7
9
9
10
9
7
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