Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | WSW 8 | SW 23 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 164 | 172 | 107 | 237 | 199 | 144 | 123 | 123 | 93 | 128 | 162 | 191 | 217 | 324 | 254 | 234 | 487 | 487 | 368 | 81 | 257 | 584 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:36AM2.60m | 9:10PM2.26m | 9:30AM2.46m | 10:13PM2.16m | 10:30AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.75m | 3:04PM0.75m | 3:11AM0.91m | 4:03PM0.83m | 4:11AM1.00m | 5:05PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 164 | 172 | 107 | 237 | 199 | 144 | 123 | 123 | 75 | 128 | 162 | 191 | 217 | 32 | 254 | 69 | 225 | 169 | 126 | 75 | 65 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 26 | SW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 171 | 109 | 20 | 84 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 93 | 60 | 39 | 41 | 33 | 171 | 30 | 218 | 487 | 487 | 368 | 34 | 42 | 584 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 19 | S 14 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 23 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 6 | 36 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 171 | 171 | 49 | 78 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 82 | 81 | 257 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | NW 5 | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | 35 | 234 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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