Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 346 | 293 | 231 | 228 | 280 | 280 | 276 | 268 | 268 | 272 | 288 | 245 | 258 | 295 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.96m | 5:41AM3.09m | 6:01PM2.79m | 6:21AM2.92m | 6:44PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.20m | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:56AM0.30m | 00:06AM0.39m | 12:39PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
355 | 105 | 105 | 84 | 105 | 128 | 132 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 148 | 124 | 115 | 115 | 143 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 125 | 125 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
77 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 346 | 293 | 231 | 228 | 280 | 280 | 276 | 268 | 268 | 272 | 288 | 245 | 258 | 295 | 299 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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