Matanzas surf break

Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 -04
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Matanzas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Matanzas today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)13131312121212111111111111111111101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)12551165101594311648611026922907677830707691592499481386339300282420446408331
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
0
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.25
8:11PM
0.79
8:07AM
1.30
9:08PM
0.88
9:04AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
0.25
1:24AM
0.41
3:06PM
0.17
2:31AM
0.33
3:48PM
0.11
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---7:46-------7:43-------7:43----
Sunset------7:38-------7:39-------7:39-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121211111516151312111011131514121111111114151513
Feels °C (?)887711121211121079111212111099912131312
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Santiago

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Matanzas (calm at San Rafael wx 45 km from Matanzas). 1.6m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 1.2m 7s swell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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