Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 140 | 160 | 134 | 158 | 110 | 136 | 186 | 165 | 436 | 540 | 522 | 516 | 686 | 588 | 582 | 596 | 574 | 567 | 567 | 560 | 560 | 553 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48AM3.05m | 3:04PM3.10m | 3:35AM3.18m | 3:51PM3.12m | 4:19AM3.23m | 4:36PM3.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.25m | 9:18PM0.02m | 9:44AM0.17m | 10:02PM0.01m | 10:29AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 38 | 9 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 |
68 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 213 | 217 | 522 | 516 | 686 | 588 | 582 | 596 | 574 | 567 | 567 | 560 | 560 | 290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
144 | 140 | 160 | 134 | 158 | 110 | 110 | 96 | 93 | 436 | 540 | 174 | 267 | 189 | 189 | 180 | 139 | 147 | 186 | 186 | 199 | 242 | 553 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 13 | — | SW 15 | — | — | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | SSW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | — |
140 | 107 | 106 | 65 | 77 | 92 | 136 | 186 | 165 | 25 | 4 | — | 33 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 113 | 0 | 0 |
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