Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (16 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 11PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1143 | 955 | 802 | 669 | 536 | 458 | 408 | 346 | 243 | 253 | 397 | 392 | 377 | 339 | 638 | 822 | 1083 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:07AM1.14m | 4:09PM0.68m | 4:15AM1.07m | 6:01PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.46m | 10:36AM0.41m | 8:56PM0.53m | 12:06PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1143 | 955 | 802 | 669 | 536 | 458 | 408 | 346 | 212 | 253 | 397 | 392 | 377 | 339 | 638 | 822 | 1083 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 25 | 66 | 100 | 102 | 16 | 16 | 80 | 168 | 243 | 232 | 147 | 149 | 184 | 123 | 46 | 212 | 459 | 634 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 24 | WNW 24 | NW 24 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 54 | 108 | 141 | 66 | 51 | 25 | 16 | 57 | 31 | 65 | 58 | 19 | 14 | 84 | 54 | 42 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 9 | 14 | — | — | 16 | 31 | 55 | 35 | 25 | 23 | — | — | 8 | 62 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 48 | 60 | 48 | 5 | 16 | 364 | 364 | 364 | 108 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 364 | 60 | 60 | 16 |
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