
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 314 | 314 | 310 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 245 | 245 | 239 | 191 | 106 | 103 | 174 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 206 | 130 | 128 | 123 | 147 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM2.23m | 00:12AM2.28m | 12:24PM2.36m | 00:57AM2.48m | 1:10PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM1.10m | 5:52PM0.88m | 6:18AM0.96m | 6:40PM0.75m | 7:05AM0.78m | 7:20PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 |
44 | 34 | 314 | 310 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 245 | 245 | 239 | 191 | 20 | 20 | 174 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 206 | 130 | 47 | 123 | 147 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 4 | W 6 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 |
211 | 314 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 106 | 103 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 128 | 41 | 41 | 142 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 5 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
59 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 45 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 66 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 168 | 4 | 0 |
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