Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
129 | 127 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 158 | 150 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 97 | 82 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:55PM2.43m | 1:34AM2.42m | 1:41PM2.56m | 2:13AM2.60m | 2:21PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.96m | 7:18PM0.67m | 7:34AM0.82m | 7:58PM0.54m | 8:15AM0.67m | 8:34PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
55 | 39 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 37 | 47 | 77 | 51 | 56 | 99 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 97 | 82 | 43 | 69 | 43 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
129 | 127 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 158 | 150 | 107 | 39 | 47 | 104 | 54 | 82 | 81 | 51 | 49 | 81 | 24 | 81 | 81 | 152 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 |
36 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 106 | 106 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 84 | 82 | 51 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 162 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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