Matanzas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a long, hard look at what's coming down the pike at Matanzas.

Overall, we're looking at a slow start, but there’s a serious spike of big, powerful swell due around the end of next week. The early part of the window is pretty grim, but if you’ve got the experience, the run from the 26th of August through the 29th looks like it could be something special. The water temp is sitting around 56°F, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year—nothing out of the ordinary there.

Right now, Friday the 21st is a write-off. We've got a 6ft swell from the WSW, but the wind is blowing straight across from the south at 12-16 mph, making it messy. The wave energy is sitting at a moderate 700. It’s not worth getting wet.

Saturday the 22nd through to Monday the 24th is a dead zone. Swell is dropping and the wind stays cross or onshore. Wave energy drops from 441 all the way down to 184. Just forget it and do something else.

Now, Tuesday the 25th shows a glimmer. It’s not big, only 2ft, but the swell period jumps to a very long 15 seconds, a proper groundswell. With a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNE, it cleans up nicely. It won’t be packing much punch, with energy at 274, but it’s a promise of things to come.

Here’s the good stuff. Wednesday the 26th of August is where it kicks off. The swell jumps to 6ft from the WSW, with a 12-second period, pushing wave energy up to a strong 1000. The morning has a light east wind blowing straight offshore. That is *excellent* news for Matanzas. The afternoon stays clean, too, with a light breeze. This is for experienced surfers.

Thursday the 27th of August is the standout. This is the one to circle on the calendar. We’ve got a solid 7ft to 8ft swell from the WSW. The period lengthens to 13 seconds. The combined wave energy skyrockets to a very strong 3563 by the afternoon. And the wind? It's dead calm, glassy from the WNW. That means perfect, clean, peeling faces. This is a serious swell for experts only, with that 8ft size and long period, but the conditions couldn't be better for it.

Friday the 28th of August keeps the energy pumping. The swell peaks at 10ft with a 15-second period. The wave energy is massive at 4140. Morning has a clean cross-offshore breeze, but the afternoon gets a bit of a cross-shore wind that might mess with the face. Still, a 10ft, long-period groundswell at Matanzas is a rare treat.

Saturday the 29th still has plenty of push with a 7ft swell and glassy conditions in the morning, but the energy is starting to wind down. After that, from the 30th of August, things get messy again with onshore winds and dropping swell.

Looking way out to the end of the window, Wednesday the 2nd of September has a little blip of hope. A 4ft swell from the SW with glassy, calm winds in the morning. The period jumps to a very long 17 seconds that afternoon, but it's only 2ft. That’s a bit of a tease—long period but no real height to work with.

So there you have it. A long quiet spell, then a few days of absolute quality for the big dogs. Don't sleep on the 27th.

Rusty.

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