Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
347 | 347 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 286 | 227 | 220 | 260 | 216 | 216 | 187 | 180 | 169 | 212 | 215 | 243 | 227 | 216 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:48PM2.86m | 5:05AM3.06m | 5:27PM2.79m | 5:44AM3.00m | 6:09PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.28m | 10:51PM0.30m | 11:20AM0.28m | 11:29PM0.37m | 12:02PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
347 | 347 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 286 | 227 | 220 | 260 | 216 | 216 | 187 | 180 | 169 | 212 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
18 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 155 | 152 | 243 | 227 | 216 | 216 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 10 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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