
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
384 | 380 | 299 | 290 | 260 | 252 | 249 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 246 | 232 | 214 | 208 | 211 | 314 | 314 | 310 | 203 | 201 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:59AM2.19m | 9:58PM2.05m | 10:16AM2.16m | 11:14PM2.12m | 11:28AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.99m | 4:03AM1.17m | 4:51PM0.97m | 5:19AM1.10m | 5:52PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 16 |
66 | 60 | 66 | 68 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 88 | 116 | 104 | 91 | 75 | 40 | 211 | 314 | 314 | 310 | 203 | 29 | 201 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | SW 16 | WSW 6 |
384 | 380 | 299 | 290 | 260 | 252 | 249 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 246 | 232 | 214 | 208 | 30 | 27 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 201 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 |
96 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 47 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 37 | 46 | 30 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 39 | 34 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 159 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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