Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 208 | 171 | 203 | 251 | 251 | 181 | 176 | 223 | 217 | 251 | 252 | 319 | 252 | 154 | 154 | 134 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 208 | 208 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:21AM3.13m | 3:45PM2.95m | 3:59AM3.18m | 4:25PM2.94m | 4:39AM3.15m | 5:07PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.14m | 9:47PM0.24m | 10:16AM0.09m | 10:26PM0.25m | 10:57AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 153 | 151 | 146 | 203 | 203 | 162 | 181 | 176 | 223 | 217 | 251 | 186 | 319 | 252 | 131 | 133 | 134 | 125 | 118 | 118 | 208 | 208 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 208 | 208 | 171 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 47 | 89 | 46 | 48 | 252 | 138 | 134 | 154 | 154 | 24 | 41 | 103 | 58 | 114 | 116 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 18 | S 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 251 | 251 | 48 | 89 | 47 | 43 | 154 | 48 | 50 | 77 | 31 | 25 | 81 | 24 | 22 | 102 | 57 | 56 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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