Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 35mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
475 | 552 | 417 | 407 | 407 | 881 | 859 | 826 | 693 | 683 | 674 | 576 | 522 | 636 | 706 | 715 | 715 | 670 | 619 | 610 | 610 | 522 | 515 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:29AM2.57m | 12:44PM2.99m | 1:26AM2.72m | 1:40PM3.11m | 2:21AM2.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.39m | 6:27AM0.56m | 7:13PM0.22m | 7:25AM0.43m | 8:06PM0.07m | 8:21AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
273 | 552 | 331 | 407 | 273 | 881 | 859 | 826 | 693 | 683 | 674 | 576 | 522 | 636 | 706 | 715 | 715 | 670 | 619 | 610 | 610 | 522 | 515 | 394 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | SW 26 | S 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
475 | 269 | 417 | 273 | 407 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 105 | 19 | 73 | 69 | 51 | 49 | 36 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 19 | SSW 20 | W 7 | SSW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 21 | W 6 | S 8 | SSW 26 | SSW 22 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 9 | 123 | 8 | 8 | 162 | 158 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 30 | 66 | 46 | 271 | 368 | 271 | 271 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 44 | 76 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 165 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
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