Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
168 | 168 | 162 | 216 | 214 | 157 | 155 | 154 | 202 | 238 | 288 | 274 | 214 | 175 | 129 | 127 | 171 | 169 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:51PM2.11m | 12:01PM2.31m | 00:49AM2.24m | 12:55PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.91m | 5:49AM1.07m | 6:31PM0.80m | 6:46AM0.96m | 7:18PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 33 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
142 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 110 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 78 | 76 | 274 | 214 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 51 | 47 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
116 | 116 | 114 | 216 | 214 | 157 | 73 | 154 | 202 | 238 | 288 | 74 | 55 | 175 | 129 | 127 | 171 | 169 | 164 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
168 | 168 | 162 | 114 | 111 | 75 | 155 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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