Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2796 | 2189 | 1966 | 1570 | 1222 | 994 | 843 | 778 | 702 | 625 | 537 | 456 | 358 | 284 | 235 | 176 | 265 | 273 | 278 | 438 | 663 | 890 | 918 | 932 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.39m | 10:23PM0.89m | 10:26AM1.43m | 10:55PM0.92m | 10:59AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.29m | 4:38PM0.16m | 3:50AM0.24m | 5:10PM0.13m | 4:26AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2796 | 2189 | 1966 | 1570 | 1222 | 994 | 843 | 778 | 702 | 625 | 537 | 456 | 358 | 284 | 235 | 128 | 265 | 273 | 278 | 438 | 663 | 890 | 918 | 932 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 57 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 139 | 101 | 176 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 14 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 | — | — | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 70 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 80 | 178 | 275 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 134 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 435 | 364 | 157 | 118 |
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