Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 2PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
1
4
3
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1338
1220
1200
1121
887
902
902
1180
1381
1336
1425
1083
2122
1728
1435
1712
2020
2526
1461
865
523
451
437
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
W
10
NNW
15
N
30
NNE
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:46PM1.10m
2:34AM1.11m
2:34PM0.97m
3:31AM1.13m
3:39PM0.85m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.35m
8:06PM0.24m
8:44AM0.40m
8:47PM0.29m
10:06AM0.44m
9:42PM0.35m
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mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
10
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
12
11
12
10
11
10
9
11
12
13
13
13
11
7
5
5
7
6
6
8
7
5
4
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