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Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
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Cabo Matapalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
176 | 176 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 136 | 162 | 160 | 133 | 133 | 160 | 92 | 103 | 125 | 85 | 84 | 94 | 175 | 170 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 264 | 310 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:02AM2.84m | 7:19PM2.71m | 8:03AM2.74m | 8:23PM2.54m | 9:06AM2.67m | 9:31PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.24m | 1:12PM0.57m | 1:38AM0.41m | 2:18PM0.68m | 2:39AM0.57m | 3:26PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | |
5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
176 | 176 | 50 | 171 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 44 | 42 | 264 | 310 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 |
48 | 49 | 144 | 49 | 171 | 136 | 162 | 160 | 133 | 133 | 160 | 92 | 91 | 125 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 175 | 170 | 159 | 155 | 107 | 39 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
11 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 103 | 85 | 66 | 67 | 94 | 82 | 97 | 103 | 54 | 155 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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