Matanzas tides today
- Tide now 1.2 ft ↓ falling · low 5:43 am (0.0 ft)
- Best time to fish 3:50–5:40 pm good day · 7/10
- Beach day 9:00–11:00 am Good beach day · 7/10
- Waves · water 2.9 ft · 83 °F slight · 6.5 s from the north
- Wind · air 1 mph · 74 °F from the SSW, gusts 4 · partly cloudy
- Sun 7:30 am–6:50 pm 11 h 20 min of daylight
- Moon 84% · 10:02 pm waning gibbous · rises at 10:02 pm
- Best time to dive 11:10 am–2:10 pm good day · 8/10
Today in Matanzas there are high tides at 12:38 pm (1.3 ft) and 11:46 pm (2.3 ft) and low tides at 5:43 am and 4:46 pm. Tide coefficient 82. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 5:43 am. The sun rises at 7:30 am and sets at 6:50 pm: 11 h 20 min of daylight. The moon is 84% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 10:02 pm. Major solunar periods run from 3:06 am to 5:06 am and from 3:39 pm to 5:39 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is slight, with 2.9 ft waves. There's a light air from the south-southwest (1 mph). Partly cloudy, 74 °F.
Fishing in Matanzas today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- Low tide at 4:46 pm
- Major period 3:39–5:39 pm
- Steady pressure (29.85 inHg), light onshore wind (6 mph) and some swell (2.5 ft waves) to stir the water
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 82 (average tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 3:50 pm to 5:40 pm, combines the 4:46 pm low tide, a major period, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also good from 12:30 pm to 1:40 pm, with the 12:38 pm high tide, a light onshore breeze and some swell.
Species with the most records nearby: swordfish, mahi-mahi, yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna. What you can catch
Beach day in Matanzas
Is it a beach day?
6 good hours- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 91 °F: beach weather
- Almost no wind
- Calm for swimming: 2.7 ft waves
- Water at 83 °F (very warm)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.7 ft
2.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 83 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50
Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 6 mph
Onshore breeze (6 mph).
- Tide & sand 5:43 am
Low tide at 5:43 am and 4:46 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:38 pm and 11:46 pm.
The best window, 9:00 am to 11:00 am, brings beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 83 °F.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days
Beaches near Matanzas
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- Los Pinitos 0.8 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Playa "El Tenis" 1.7 mi · E
- Parking
- Playa Allende 2.3 mi · E
- Playa El Bahia 2.8 mi · E
- Parking
- La Caridad 3.1 mi · E
- Parking
- Yugoslavia 3.6 mi · E
- Playa Buey Vaca 4.4 mi · E
- Playa El Mamey 5.6 mi · E
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Tides in Matanzas
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Next low tide 5:43 am 0.0 ft
- ▲ High tide 12:38 pm 1.3 ft · coef. 82
- ▼ Low tide 4:46 pm 0.8 ft
- ▲ High tide 11:46 pm 2.3 ft · coef. 77
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 3 h 21 min to low tide at 5:43 am.
Tide coefficient 82 for the 12:38 pm high tide and 77 for the 11:46 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 2.3 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on October 28 (2.3 ft) and the lowest, on May 17 (-0.7 ft).
Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 25 to 27 (coefficient 95, 2.3 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 36, 1.2 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 7:30 am · 6:50 pm | Low tide 5:43 am · 0.0 ft | High tide 12:38 pm · 1.3 ft | Low tide 4:46 pm · 0.8 ft | High tide 11:46 pm · 2.3 ft | Coef. 82 | 84% | Major periods 3:06 am · 3:39 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 7:30 am · 6:49 pm | Low tide 6:43 am · 0.1 ft | High tide 1:37 pm · 1.2 ft | Low tide 5:35 pm · 0.8 ft | — | Coef. 71 | 74% | Major periods 4:11 am · 4:42 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 7:31 am · 6:49 pm | High tide 12:45 am · 2.2 ft | Low tide 7:50 am · 0.3 ft | High tide 2:44 pm · 1.2 ft | Low tide 6:42 pm · 0.9 ft | Coef. 67 | 63% | Major periods 5:13 am · 5:42 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:31 am · 5:48 pm | High tide 12:55 am · 2.1 ft | Low tide 8:01 am · 0.4 ft | High tide 2:57 pm · 1.3 ft | Low tide 7:15 pm · 0.9 ft | Coef. 58 | Last quarter | Major periods 5:11 am · 5:38 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:32 am · 5:48 pm | High tide 2:18 am · 2.0 ft | Low tide 9:07 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 4:01 pm · 1.4 ft | Low tide 8:51 pm · 0.9 ft | Coef. 55 | 41% | Major periods 6:04 am · 6:28 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:33 am · 5:47 pm | High tide 3:46 am · 1.9 ft | Low tide 10:03 am · 0.7 ft | High tide 4:51 pm · 1.6 ft | Low tide 10:13 pm · 0.7 ft | Coef. 60 | 30% | Major periods 6:52 am · 7:15 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 6:33 am · 5:46 pm | High tide 5:04 am · 1.8 ft | Low tide 10:51 am · 0.7 ft | High tide 5:32 pm · 1.7 ft | Low tide 11:20 pm · 0.6 ft | Coef. 68 | 21% | Major periods 7:38 am · 8:00 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Tides from the Matanzas station (NOAA), 3.5 mi from Matanzas. Times and heights are its predictions. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Key West reference station with the official corrections.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Matanzas
Sea stateSea state: slight
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common1.5 ft
- Significant2.9 ft
- Highest expectedHighest6.0 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.0 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces northeast and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 3.0 ft with a period of 7 s, from the north (slight).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.
Water about normal for late October.
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:22 am (local time).
Diving in Matanzas today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: fair- Slack water around high tide (12:38 pm): little current from 12:00 pm to 1:10 pm
- 2.5 ft surface waves
- Light onshore wind (4 mph)
- 0.2 mph current toward the east, weak (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: low tide 5:43 am (5:20–6:10 am), high tide 12:38 pm (12:00–1:10 pm), low tide 4:46 pm (4:10–5:10 pm) and high tide 11:46 pm (11:10 pm–12:10 am)
- Likely visibility: fair. Swell (up to 6.1 ft) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 82.6–83.8 °F: a shorty or a rash guard.
- Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
- Night dive: dark from 7:13 pm. Waning gibbous (84%), rising at 10:02 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 11:10 am to 2:10 pm, combines slack water at high tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 3:10 pm to 5:40 pm, with slack water at low tide, light wind and weak current.
Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
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Weather in Matanzas
Now in Matanzas
- Low / high
- 72 / 86 °F
- Rain
- 0.02 in · 65%
- Clouds
- 67%
- Humidity
- 98%
- Dew pointDew point
- 73 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 21
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.07 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Clear | Partly cloudy | Overcast | Partly cloudy | Mainly clear | Light drizzle | Clear sky | Clear |
| Temperature | 75° | 73° | 73° | 76° | 86° | 85° | 81° | 77° |
| Wind (mph) | 1 S | 1 SSW | 1 SSW | 1 SSE | 2 NNE | 6 N | 5 NE | 3 E |
| Gusts | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| Waves | 3.0 ft | 2.9 ft | 2.8 ft | 2.7 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.5 ft | 2.5 ft | 2.4 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.01 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 3:00 am 73° 1 SSW 2.9 ft
- 6:00 am 73° 1 SSW 2.8 ft
- 9:00 am 76° 1 SSE 2.7 ft
- 12:00 pm 86° 2 NNE 2.6 ft
- 3:00 pm 85° 6 N 2.5 ft
- 6:00 pm 81° 5 NE 2.5 ft
- 9:00 pm 77° 3 E 2.4 ft
- 12:00 am 75° 3 SE 2.3 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 29 | 72 / 86 °F | 6 mph NE | 3.0 ft | 12:38 pm · 11:46 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 73 / 85 °F | 7 mph ENE | 2.3 ft | 1:37 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 74 / 86 °F | 6 mph E | 2.2 ft | 12:45 am · 2:44 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 72 / 82 °F | 6 mph E | 2.5 ft | 12:55 am · 2:57 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 71 / 82 °F | 7 mph NE | 2.3 ft | 2:18 am · 4:01 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 71 / 84 °F | 6 mph ENE | 2.1 ft | 3:46 am · 4:51 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 69 / 83 °F | 4 mph NNW | 2.1 ft | 5:04 am · 5:32 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 69 / 85 °F | 7 mph SW | 2.0 ft | 6:09 am · 6:08 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 73 / 85 °F | 9 mph SW | 4.7 ft | 7:04 am · 6:42 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 69 / 84 °F | 7 mph WSW | 5.3 ft | 7:52 am · 7:15 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 66 / 81 °F | 7 mph WNW | 4.9 ft | 8:35 am · 7:47 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 71 / 80 °F | 7 mph N | 3.5 ft | 9:15 am · 8:19 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 70 / 80 °F | 7 mph N | 3.2 ft | 9:52 am · 8:53 pm | |
| Wed 11 | 68 / 80 °F | 7 mph NNW | 2.0 ft | 10:29 am · 9:28 pm |
- Fri 30 Drizzle 73° / 85° 2.3 ft
- Sat 31 Drizzle 74° / 86° 2.2 ft
- Sun 1 Light showers 72° / 82° 2.5 ft
- Mon 2 Heavy drizzle 71° / 82° 2.3 ft
- Tue 3 Light drizzle 71° / 84° 2.1 ft
- Wed 4 Light drizzle 69° / 83° 2.1 ft
- Thu 5 Light drizzle 69° / 85° 2.0 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about rain today. See the models →
- Outlook The next few weeks look normal for the time of year. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, normal highs for late October (84 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:22 am (local time).
The sun in Matanzas
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:40 am
- Full dark 7:40 pm
- Civil dawn 7:07 am
- Civil dusk 7:13 pm
- Solar noon 1:10 pm (53° high)
- Daylight 11 h 20 min (−1 min)
- Evening golden hour 6:19 pm
- Full dark 7:40 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,330,080 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Matanzas
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,746 mi away and looks 32′ 44″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 3:06–5:06 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 3:39–5:39 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 10:46–11:46 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 9:32–10:32 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 3:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 6:48 amNov 17 in 19 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 9:54 amNov 24 in 26 days
Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 25, 223,281 mi away.
Where to fish in Matanzas
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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Tides near MatanzasTides nearby
- Perseverancia4.8 mi
- San Felipe6.0 mi
- San Miguel7.1 mi
- Bacunayagua9.0 mi
- Puerto Escondido11 mi
- Turrón14 mi
- Varadero23 mi
- Santa Cruz del Norte23 mi
- Cárdenas24 mi
- Guanabo36 mi
Matanzas at a glance
- Town or city of about 146,733 people. Coordinates: 23.044° N, 81.583° W.
- The nearest tide station, Matanzas, is 3.5 mi to the northeast.
- Its coast faces northeast.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Playa Judío (1.1 mi), Playa Buey Vaca (3.2 mi).
Questions about MatanzasQuestions
What time is high tide today in Matanzas?
Today in Matanzas there are high tides at 12:38 pm (1.3 ft) and 11:46 pm (2.3 ft) and low tides at 5:43 am and 4:46 pm. Tide coefficient 82.
What time is sunset today in Matanzas?
At 6:50 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 7:13 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Matanzas?
At 7:30 am. First light comes at 6:41 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 84% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 2:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From November 9 to 11.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 3:06–5:06 am, Minor 10:46–11:46 am, Major 3:39–5:39 pm, Minor 9:32–10:32 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Matanzas?
Light drizzle, from 72 °F to 86 °F, with a light air from the south-southwest (1 mph) and a 65% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Matanzas?
Slight (Douglas 3): 2.9 ft waves with a period of 6.5 s from the north. The water is 82.8 °F.
When is the best time to visit Matanzas?
The best time to visit Matanzas is from November to April: highs of 80 °F to 85 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: NOAA station Matanzas (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).