
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 288 | 200 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 131 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 159 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM2.67m | 6:50PM2.40m | 7:04AM2.48m | 7:39PM2.22m | 7:55AM2.31m | 8:41PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.63m | 12:41PM0.59m | 00:51AM0.81m | 1:28PM0.76m | 1:40AM0.98m | 2:26PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 288 | 200 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 138 | 138 | 42 | 49 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 47 | 38 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
90 | 83 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 40 | 62 | 37 | 49 | 138 | 136 | 113 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 103 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 |
53 | 83 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 105 | 100 | 98 | 97 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 127 | 115 | 115 | 159 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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