Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.36° N 83.15° W

Cabo Blanco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Blanco sea temperature is
29.9°C
2.3° 

Cabo Blanco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cabo Blanco today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Blanco at 7PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

Table - waves today at Cabo Blanco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
632
717
717
907
930
907
1487
981
969
957
945
933
801
770
683
576
561
561
476
476
476
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
0
NE
0
NW
5
N
0
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:29AM2.46m
8:08PM2.28m
8:17AM2.30m
9:05PM2.17m
9:17AM2.18m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.72m
2:09AM0.99m
2:44PM0.87m
3:09AM1.11m
3:47PM0.96m
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6:20
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6:15
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 mm
1
1
2
3
3
1
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1
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1
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
32
32
32
32
32
30
30
31
32
33
32
32
32
31
31
31
33
31
31
30
31
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