
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
393 | 398 | 441 | 382 | 301 | 293 | 293 | 297 | 301 | 370 | 516 | 432 | 505 | 745 | 812 | 765 | 746 | 737 | 728 | 728 | 719 | 710 | 701 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:06AM3.09m | 5:43PM2.86m | 5:58AM2.93m | 6:39PM2.75m | 6:56AM2.74m | 7:42PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.11m | 11:47PM0.42m | 12:20PM0.26m | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:19PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
393 | 398 | 441 | 382 | 301 | 293 | 293 | 297 | 301 | 370 | 516 | 432 | 505 | 745 | 812 | 765 | 746 | 737 | 728 | 728 | 719 | 710 | 701 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
47 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 203 | 132 | 132 | 206 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 50 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 11 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | W 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
1 | 2 | 18 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 133 | 82 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 103 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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