Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
2
2
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.4
W
10
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1035
792
701
836
935
729
606
533
677
369
481
422
315
254
207
117
88
88
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:13PM0.72m
7:49AM1.11m
8:56PM0.79m
8:38AM1.18m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.53m
2:56PM0.31m
2:07AM0.45m
3:28PM0.24m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:43
7:43
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
10
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
15
17
16
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
5
5
8
8
7
6
7
6
7
8
11
12
11
8
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