Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
695 | 685 | 676 | 606 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 368 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 347 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 238 | 227 | 220 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:55AM3.01m | 4:11PM2.88m | 4:29AM3.06m | 4:48PM2.86m | 5:05AM3.06m | 5:27PM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.32m | 10:16PM0.28m | 10:42AM0.28m | 10:51PM0.30m | 11:20AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
695 | 685 | 676 | 606 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 368 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 347 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 238 | 227 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 216 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
71 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 33 | 44 | 43 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 220 | 216 | 216 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 8 | WSW 6 | S 8 | S 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 8 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 12 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 |
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