Matanzas surf forecast
Navidad · O'Higgins · Chile
Today at Matanzas: waves 1–1.4 m, chest to head around 11:00 (7 s swell), cross-shore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, poor–fair for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
Matanzas surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 11:00 | 1–1.4 m | cross-shore | Poor | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Thu 22 | 12:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | cross-onshore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 07:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | offshore | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 07:00 | 0.6–1 m | cross-offshore | Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 07:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 07:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 08:00 | 0.6–1 m | cross-offshore | Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Left point in a shallow bay at the village of Matanzas, in the Navidad district north of Puertecillo, with outside and inside lefts over rock and sand. It picks up most SW swells and lines up best below mid tide with an east wind, though sections often fail to connect. South wind gets in more than at other points, which is why windsurfers and kiters like it, so go in the morning.
- Break
- point break, lefts; faces NW
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- SW, WSW, S
- Best wind
- E, ESE, SE (offshore)
- Best tide
- low tide
- Season
- March-September
- Typical size
- 1-3.5 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- rocks along the point; rips
Nearby spots
- Puertecillo, Litueche
- Punta Topocalma, Litueche
- La Puntilla, Pichilemu
- El Infiernillo, Pichilemu
- Punta de Lobos, Pichilemu
- Pancora, Pichilemu
Questions
Is Matanzas good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (rocks along the point; rips).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Matanzas?
SW, WSW, S swell, E, ESE, SE wind (offshore), at low tide. Typical size 1-3.5 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Matanzas are in the Surf Spoting app.