
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
367 | 367 | 318 | 318 | 255 | 527 | 358 | 600 | 370 | 370 | 318 | 350 | 502 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 489 | 400 | 365 | 309 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:51AM2.71m | 1:10PM2.80m | 1:43AM2.92m | 2:02PM2.93m | 2:29AM3.09m | 2:48PM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.55m | 7:25PM0.31m | 7:53AM0.37m | 8:13PM0.20m | 8:40AM0.22m | 8:56PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
367 | 367 | 318 | 318 | 255 | 527 | 358 | 600 | 370 | 305 | 318 | 350 | 502 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 489 | 400 | 365 | 309 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
93 | 67 | 67 | 94 | 93 | 9 | 136 | 37 | 211 | 370 | 249 | 48 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 62 | 54 | 68 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | S 11 | W 10 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 10 |
8 | 8 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 208 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 15 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 113 | 0 | 4 |
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