Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
280 | 280 | 276 | 268 | 268 | 272 | 288 | 245 | 258 | 295 | 362 | 362 | 291 | 223 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.79m | 6:21AM2.92m | 6:44PM2.60m | 7:03AM2.73m | 7:30PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.39m | 12:39PM0.45m | 00:48AM0.59m | 1:23PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
136 | 111 | 108 | 83 | 111 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 99 | 99 | 102 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 129 | 140 | 143 | 146 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
280 | 280 | 276 | 268 | 268 | 272 | 288 | 245 | 258 | 295 | 362 | 362 | 291 | 223 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 164 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | S 15 |
18 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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