
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
446 | 415 | 408 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 336 | 427 | 331 | 318 | 348 | 280 | 469 | 589 | 427 | 408 | 402 | 434 | 522 | 537 | 569 | 549 | 557 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:23PM3.09m | 3:02AM3.00m | 3:16PM3.15m | 3:53AM3.12m | 4:07PM3.15m | 4:42AM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.37m | 8:45PM0.03m | 9:06AM0.27m | 9:35PM-0.04m | 9:59AM0.22m | 10:24PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
446 | 415 | 408 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 336 | 427 | 331 | 318 | 348 | 280 | 469 | 589 | 427 | 408 | 402 | 434 | 522 | 537 | 569 | 549 | 557 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 16 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 92 | 91 | 9 | 77 | 46 | 126 | 109 | 111 | 167 | 107 | 13 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | SW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 18 |
6 | 6 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 9 | 80 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | — | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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