Matanzas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, boys and girls, Rusty here runnin' the numbers on our only real wave for the next couple weeks: Matanzas. Water's about normal temp for the season, so no worries on that front.

Let's kick it off. Sunday the 2nd is a beast. We're talkin' a solid 10 ft swell out of the west, just raw power (2474 combined energy). Wind's a cross-off, so it's rideable but not clean. By afternoon it settles a little. That's expert territory – 10 ft plus on a reef is no joke.

The absolute gem of the whole run is Monday morning, the 3rd. Swell drops to 7 ft from the west, still a long 12-second period, and the wind goes dead flat, glassy. Picture that. The wave energy is still huge (1445). If you're solid on your backhand, this is the session. The afternoon gets a cross-onshore bump, but that morning is as good as it gets.

Then the wind goes to crap Tuesday through Wednesday. The swell hangs around 7 ft down to 5 ft from the west-southwest, but it's all cross-chop. Still a ton of energy (between 1011 and 1310), just rough.

We hit a real ugly stretch from Thursday the 6th through to Monday the 11th. Winds howling at 28 mph on Thursday morning, making a mess of the waves. There are a couple of cleaner windows on the 10th but the surf's still marginal.

The surf turns back on for the intermediates Wednesday the 12th. Swell drops to 4 ft from the southwest, and the wind goes glassy again in the afternoon. The call is "expect very good surf conditions." The energy is moderate (542). Thursday the 13th morning stays clean with a tiny 2 ft but a long 16-second period – on that reef, it'll produce a fun little wave.

The last few days, from the 15th to the 17th, a new west-southwest swell pushes in, getting back up to 6 ft by Monday the 17th with a 14-second period. Morning winds are light, so it should be okay, but it's borderline lumpy.

The Pick of the Litter: For the biggest, cleanest power, you gotta be on Monday morning, August 3rd, at Matanzas. Don't be late. For a small, glassy, loner session that still has some pull, hit Wednesday afternoon the 12th or Thursday morning the 13th. Everything else is a battle with the wind.

Rusty, out.

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