
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
355 | 350 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 248 | 209 | 252 | 252 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 177 | 208 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 336 | 475 | 630 | 427 | 659 | 826 | 817 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:36AM2.88m | 7:56PM2.57m | 8:30AM2.76m | 8:56PM2.42m | 9:25AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.36m | 1:53PM0.58m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:52PM0.68m | 3:02AM0.72m | 3:52PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
355 | 350 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 248 | 198 | 192 | 184 | 147 | 51 | 42 | 54 | 52 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 56 | 475 | 630 | 427 | 659 | 826 | 817 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 130 | 211 | 209 | 252 | 252 | 54 | 144 | 111 | 144 | 208 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 336 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
34 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 52 | 29 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 177 | 111 | 111 | 84 | 253 | 208 | 121 | 51 | 183 | 53 | 22 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 47 | 22 |
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