
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
339 | 345 | 282 | 265 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 195 | 240 | 186 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 260 | 213 | 220 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:01AM2.94m | 7:22PM2.60m | 7:47AM2.77m | 8:14PM2.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.35m | 1:18PM0.50m | 1:28AM0.56m | 2:09PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | 14 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
339 | 345 | 282 | 265 | 248 | 248 | 73 | 70 | 240 | 186 | 183 | 173 | 170 | 260 | 213 | 220 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 68 | 248 | 195 | 56 | 54 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 169 | 167 | 151 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | SSE 4 | WSW 6 | S 7 |
108 | 108 | 107 | 102 | 94 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 196 | 99 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 5 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 132 | 19 | 0 |
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