Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.6
W
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
417
375
361
136
115
102
119
136
126
86
86
73
71
64
61
113
132
77
94
145
138
128
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
NNW
0
ESE
0
NNE
10
NW
10
N
0
SW
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
6:19AM1.09m
7:30PM0.72m
7:25AM1.15m
8:21PM0.77m
8:14AM1.23m
8:57PM0.83m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.40m
00:32AM0.49m
2:31PM0.33m
1:31AM0.43m
3:07PM0.25m
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
17
18
18
16
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
14
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
9
10
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
14
14
12
12
11
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