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Matanzas

O'Higgins · Intermediate Poor
1.4m
3/10
11s 22 km/h
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Matanzas - surf spot in O'Higgins
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About Matanzas

Matanzas is a picturesque fishing cove on the central coast of Chile, known for its excellent right that breaks over a rocky bottom and for being one of the country's great wind-sports destinations. The wave offers good rides and well-shaped sections, ideal for intermediate surfers looking for quality in a quiet, charming setting. Its most characteristic feature is the wind: the steady breezes of the area have made it a mecca for kitesurfing and windsurfing, so many surfers take advantage of the calmer mornings for the best waves. The best season runs from autumn to winter, between March and September, with south swells, and the cold water makes a wetsuit essential. Near Pichilemu and with a bohemian, relaxed atmosphere, Matanzas is a perfect stop to combine surf, wind sports and the life of an authentic Chilean cove.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 Autumn and winter (March to September) ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-33.9609°, -71.8794° O'Higgins
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Matanzas — O'Higgins

Current Conditions

Updated 10/10/2026 18:01

Poor
3/10

Waves

1.4m

12.8s period

Primary Swell

1.3m

10.7s WSW

Wind

22 km/h

Gusts 38 km/h SW

Secondary Swell

0.5m

9.1s WSW

Temp.

15.4°C

🥶 4/3mm

UV

0.2

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 07:12
↓ 19:56
🌙
↑ 04:53
↓ 18:15
🌑 New Moon

Spring tides

Tide

Rising

High Tide 22:48 - 1.17m

Today's Tides

Low Tide

04:22

-0.16m

High Tide

10:26

1.05m

Low Tide

16:34

-0.14m

High Tide

22:48

1.17m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.4m-1.5m

11s

WSW WSW WSW
18 km/h
🌑

Tomorrow

1.4m-1.5m

12s

WSW WSW WSW
10 km/h
🌑

Mon

1.4m-1.6m

11s

WSW WSW WSW
9 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.4m-1.6m

9s

SW SW WSW
10 km/h
🌘

Wed

1.2m-1.4m

9s

WSW WSW WSW
8 km/h
🌘

Thu

1.3m-2.0m

12s

WSW WSW WSW
11 km/h
🌘

Fri

1.6m-2.0m

12s

WSW WSW WSW
10 km/h
🌘

Sat

1.3m-1.6m

10s

WSW WSW WSW
10 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.3m-1.6m

10s

WSW WSW WSW
8 km/h
🌗

Mon

1.7m-1.9m

11s

WSW WSW WSW
7 km/h
🌗

Tue

0.0m-0.0m

8 km/h
🌗

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 04:22 (-0.16m) 10:26 (1.05m) 16:34 (-0.14m) 22:48 (1.17m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

238° WSW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 134 kJ
Tides: 05:04 (-0.13m) 11:09 (1.02m) 17:04 (-0.08m) 23:26 (1.23m)
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.5m

238° WSW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 4s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Good

1.4m - 1.4m

238° WSW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 3s
⚡ 139 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

238° WSW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 6s
⚡ 139 kJ
At night Epic

1.4m - 1.5m

239° WSW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 139 kJ
Tides: 05:43 (-0.07m) 11:47 (1.00m) 17:34 (0.05m)
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.5m

242° WSW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
⚡ 116 kJ
Midday Good

1.5m - 1.5m

241° WSW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
⚡ 110 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

242° WSW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 134 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.6m

236° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 134 kJ
Tides: 00:00 (1.28m) 06:25 (0.04m) 12:25 (0.93m) 18:03 (0.14m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

237° WSW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Good

1.5m - 1.5m

237° WSW
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 19s
⚡ 89 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.5m - 1.5m

237° WSW
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 18s
⚡ 89 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.6m

237° WSW
Period: 9s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 89 kJ
Tides: 00:35 (1.23m) 07:10 (0.09m) 13:00 (0.79m) 18:36 (0.18m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

236° SW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 15s
⚡ 53 kJ
Midday Good

1.2m - 1.2m

236° SW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 15s
⚡ 45 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.3m - 1.3m

237° WSW
Period: 7s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 14s
⚡ 41 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

237° WSW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 83 kJ
Tides: 01:12 (1.13m) 08:03 (0.14m) 13:39 (0.66m) 19:04 (0.21m)
Morning Epic

1.5m - 1.6m

236° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

238° WSW
Period: 13s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 240 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

239° WSW
Period: 13s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 269 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 2.0m

237° WSW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 152 kJ
Tides: 01:50 (1.01m) 08:56 (0.20m) 14:30 (0.58m) 19:30 (0.30m)
Morning Epic

1.9m - 2.0m

241° WSW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 255 kJ
Midday Good

1.8m - 1.9m

241° WSW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 229 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.8m - 1.8m

241° WSW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 192 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 2.0m

240° WSW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 229 kJ
Morning Epic

1.4m - 1.4m

240° WSW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 116 kJ
Midday Good

1.3m - 1.3m

240° WSW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 83 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

240° WSW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 15s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.6m

239° WSW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 96 kJ
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.4m

246° WSW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 18s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Good

1.4m - 1.4m

247° WSW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 18s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.5m - 1.5m

248° WSW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 110 kJ
At night Epic

1.4m - 1.6m

249° WSW
Period: 10s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 16s
⚡ 96 kJ
Morning Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

248° WSW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 15s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Epic

1.9m - 1.9m

248° WSW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 12s
⚡ 214 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

230° SW
Period: 14s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 8s
⚡ 347 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.9m

249° WSW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 14s
⚡ 192 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
5 km/h
Midday Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
11 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Open-Meteo Copernicus
Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Sat 10 Oct 19:00 1.4m 13s 1.2m / 10s WSW 22 km/h 0.6m / 13s WSW - - 0.8 10+ km 0.32m
4
Sat 10 Oct 20:00 1.4m 13s 1.3m / 11s WSW 22 km/h 0.5m / 9s WSW - - 0.2 10+ km 0.64m
3
Sat 10 Oct 21:00 1.5m 13s 1.3m / 11s WSW 18 km/h 0.5m / 6s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.93m
4
Sat 10 Oct 22:00 1.5m 13s 1.3m / 12s WSW 16 km/h 0.4m / 4s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 1.12m
4
Sat 10 Oct 23:00 1.5m 13s 1.3m / 12s WSW 11 km/h 0.4m / 4s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 1.17m
4
Sun 11 Oct 00:00 1.5m 13s 1.3m / 12s WSW 9 km/h 0.4m / 4s WSW - 0.09 m/s 0.0 10+ km 1.05m
6

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Surf information for Matanzas

Matanzas is a Intermediate level surf spot located in O'Higgins, Chile. The bottom surface is roca y arena. The best season to surf is Autumn and winter (March to September).

Today's conditions at Matanzas

Right now, Matanzas has waves of about 1.4m with a swell period of 11 seconds and SW (22 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Matanzas you can practice surf and bodyboard.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Matanzas is around 16 °C, so a 4/3 mm wetsuit is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Matanzas

Is the wave at Matanzas a left or a right?
The wave at Matanzas breaks mainly to the right.
What level do you need to surf at Matanzas?
Matanzas is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Matanzas?
The best season to surf at Matanzas is Autumn and winter (March to September).
Where is Matanzas located?
Matanzas is located in O'Higgins, Peru.
What is the water temperature at Matanzas?
The water is around 16 °C, so a 4/3 mm wetsuit is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard

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Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
View full methodology
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