
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
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 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
284 | 474 | 468 | 450 | 313 | 305 | 355 | 350 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 248 | 209 | 252 | 252 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 177 | 208 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43AM2.98m | 7:00PM2.75m | 7:36AM2.88m | 7:56PM2.57m | 8:30AM2.76m | 8:56PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:56PM0.47m | 1:13AM0.36m | 1:53PM0.58m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:52PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
284 | 474 | 468 | 450 | 313 | 305 | 355 | 350 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 248 | 198 | 192 | 184 | 147 | 46 | 61 | 37 | 51 | 49 | 62 | 63 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 |
91 | 66 | 91 | 88 | 63 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 130 | 211 | 209 | 252 | 252 | 34 | 144 | 111 | 144 | 208 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 336 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 16 |
171 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 97 | 97 | 11 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 47 | 24 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 177 | 111 | 111 | 84 | 253 | 208 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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