Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 5AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 463 | 469 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 437 | 485 | 432 | 578 | 508 | 659 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29AM2.13m | 10:22PM2.21m | 10:41AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM1.15m | 3:56PM0.99m | 4:37AM1.09m | 4:58PM0.94m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 463 | 469 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 419 | 407 | 402 | 407 | 413 | 659 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 283 | 437 | 485 | 432 | 578 | 508 | 413 | 450 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | W 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 91 | 180 | 178 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 8 | 13 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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