
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
122 | 96 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 121 | 84 | 120 | 120 | 178 | 187 | 133 | 126 | 178 | 207 | 312 | 377 | 339 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.84m | 7:18PM2.49m | 7:42AM2.76m | 8:14PM2.39m | 8:40AM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.53m | 1:14PM0.55m | 1:21AM0.63m | 2:08PM0.61m | 2:16AM0.72m | 3:12PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
122 | 96 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 187 | 133 | 125 | 123 | 92 | 86 | 377 | 339 | 330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
39 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 121 | 39 | 120 | 120 | 178 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 178 | 151 | 312 | 86 | 84 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
22 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 84 | 40 | 59 | 85 | 134 | 130 | 126 | 154 | 207 | 93 | 99 | 99 | 98 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 101 | 19 | 0 |
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