
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
515 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 357 | 282 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 277 | 277 | 485 | 485 | 228 | 288 | 472 | 446 | 415 | 408 | 336 | 336 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:24PM2.88m | 1:10AM2.65m | 1:26PM2.99m | 2:08AM2.83m | 2:23PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.63m | 6:54PM0.30m | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:52PM0.15m | 8:10AM0.37m | 8:45PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
515 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 357 | 282 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 277 | 277 | 485 | 485 | 228 | 288 | 472 | 446 | 415 | 408 | 336 | 336 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
51 | 57 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 203 | 183 | 17 | 17 | 142 | 147 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 92 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 |
21 | 30 | 30 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 104 | 154 | 142 | 193 | 273 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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