Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
285 | 396 | 863 | 959 | 863 | 738 | 540 | 432 | 465 | 703 | 703 | 695 | 600 | 600 | 505 | 378 | 321 | 317 | 317 | 314 | 366 | 432 | 427 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:28PM3.21m | 4:07AM3.06m | 4:20PM3.17m | 4:59AM3.08m | 5:13PM3.07m | 5:51AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.25m | 9:49PM-0.08m | 10:10AM0.23m | 10:40PM-0.05m | 11:05AM0.28m | 11:31PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
277 | 273 | 863 | 959 | 863 | 738 | 312 | 290 | 253 | 703 | 703 | 695 | 600 | 600 | 505 | 378 | 321 | 317 | 317 | 294 | 276 | 432 | 427 | 366 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
30 | 396 | 195 | 273 | 286 | 307 | 540 | 432 | 465 | 199 | 249 | 249 | 187 | 245 | 241 | 358 | 287 | 214 | 257 | 314 | 366 | 206 | 156 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
285 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 167 | 109 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 159 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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