Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
540 | 432 | 465 | 703 | 703 | 695 | 600 | 600 | 505 | 378 | 321 | 317 | 317 | 314 | 366 | 432 | 427 | 366 | 322 | 239 | 418 | 361 | 411 | 468 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:07AM3.06m | 4:20PM3.17m | 4:59AM3.08m | 5:13PM3.07m | 5:51AM3.06m | 6:06PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.23m | 10:40PM-0.05m | 11:05AM0.28m | 11:31PM0.04m | 12:00PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
312 | 290 | 253 | 703 | 703 | 695 | 600 | 600 | 505 | 378 | 321 | 317 | 317 | 294 | 276 | 432 | 427 | 366 | 322 | 147 | 418 | 361 | 411 | 468 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
540 | 432 | 465 | 199 | 249 | 249 | 187 | 245 | 241 | 358 | 287 | 214 | 257 | 314 | 366 | 206 | 156 | 158 | 147 | 239 | 142 | 100 | 97 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 167 | 109 | 71 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 112 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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