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Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
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Cabo Matapalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
175 | 318 | 203 | 188 | 223 | 146 | 148 | 232 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 223 | 176 | 176 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 134 | 162 | 160 | 133 | 133 | 160 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 5:25PM3.07m | 6:05AM2.93m | 6:20PM2.90m | 7:02AM2.84m | 7:19PM2.71m | 8:03AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.08m | 12:11PM0.42m | 00:40AM0.24m | 1:12PM0.57m | 1:38AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
120 | 318 | 203 | 188 | 223 | 146 | 148 | 232 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 223 | 176 | 49 | 48 | 64 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
175 | 8 | 56 | 36 | 14 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 48 | 176 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 134 | 162 | 160 | 133 | 133 | 160 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 |
15 | 11 | 66 | 40 | 35 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 76 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 162 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
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