
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
468 | 461 | 461 | 455 | 449 | 377 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 612 | 724 | 724 | 724 | 724 | 715 | 653 | 610 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:12AM2.72m | 10:57PM2.38m | 11:19AM2.78m | 00:06AM2.49m | 12:24PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.76m | 4:47PM0.58m | 4:57AM0.72m | 5:52PM0.46m | 6:06AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
468 | 461 | 461 | 455 | 449 | 377 | 264 | 69 | 67 | 612 | 724 | 724 | 724 | 724 | 715 | 653 | 610 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
125 | 120 | 120 | 92 | 61 | 57 | 71 | 264 | 325 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 47 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 13 | — | S 22 | SW 22 | SW 23 | S 20 | S 20 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
4 | 38 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 182 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 |
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