
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
137 | 134 | 137 | 140 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 90 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 121 | 84 | 120 | 120 | 178 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:13AM2.88m | 6:32PM2.59m | 6:54AM2.84m | 7:18PM2.49m | 7:42AM2.76m | 8:14PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.51m | 00:35AM0.53m | 1:14PM0.55m | 1:21AM0.63m | 2:08PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
137 | 134 | 137 | 140 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 90 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
66 | 65 | 74 | 39 | 38 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 121 | 39 | 120 | 120 | 178 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
43 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 84 | 40 | 59 | 85 | 134 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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