Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 429 | 395 | 381 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 496 | 489 | 558 | 544 | 590 | 590 | 480 | 418 | 412 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:57PM2.71m | 1:21AM2.93m | 1:46PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.51m | 7:05PM0.44m | 7:37AM0.35m | 7:50PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 444 | 429 | 395 | 381 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 496 | 489 | 558 | 544 | 441 | 429 | 418 | 418 | 412 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 175 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 123 | 121 | 115 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 253 | 590 | 590 | 480 | 251 | 216 | 399 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 106 | 180 | 305 | 260 | 58 | 13 | 65 | 68 | 109 | 75 | 38 | 75 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 342 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 284 | 4 | 0 |
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