Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 147 | 142 | 142 | 109 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 144 | 162 | 203 | 251 | 248 | 269 | 221 | 218 | 215 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:10PM2.51m | 1:35AM2.68m | 1:51PM2.67m | 2:10AM2.87m | 2:29PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.61m | 7:45AM0.59m | 7:57PM0.48m | 8:23AM0.40m | 8:33PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 158 | 147 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 144 | 60 | 60 | 251 | 248 | 269 | 221 | 49 | 215 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 38 | 142 | 142 | 109 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 81 | 162 | 203 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 218 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 53 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 79 | 10 | 74 | 66 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 57 | 177 | 177 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 11 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 19 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 114 | 57 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 101 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 159 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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