
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
219 | 211 | 203 | 196 | 350 | 379 | 552 | 528 | 686 | 679 | 772 | 851 | 841 | 802 | 746 | 728 | 813 | 813 | 803 | 906 | 793 | 783 | 773 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:28AM2.90m | 6:58PM2.56m | 7:19AM2.76m | 7:56PM2.42m | 8:21AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.47m | 12:49PM0.44m | 1:00AM0.60m | 1:45PM0.55m | 2:00AM0.74m | 2:53PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
147 | 147 | 203 | 161 | 222 | 177 | 552 | 528 | 686 | 679 | 772 | 851 | 841 | 802 | 746 | 728 | 813 | 813 | 803 | 906 | 793 | 783 | 773 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
219 | 211 | 203 | 196 | 350 | 379 | 218 | 166 | 140 | 138 | 140 | 135 | 138 | 103 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 9 |
24 | 24 | 136 | 181 | 106 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 101 | 4 | 0 |
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