Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1021 | 695 | 679 | 640 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 853 | 853 | 843 | 843 | 832 | 811 | 675 | 649 | 584 | 576 | 576 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:47PM2.90m | 3:56AM3.03m | 4:23PM2.83m | 4:32AM2.93m | 5:00PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.34m | 10:13AM0.18m | 10:24PM0.42m | 10:49AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1021 | 695 | 679 | 640 | 886 | 864 | 853 | 853 | 853 | 843 | 843 | 832 | 811 | 675 | 649 | 584 | 576 | 576 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 183 | 67 | 149 | 22 | 111 | 93 | 93 | 102 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 149 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 48 | — | 84 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 15 | 0 |
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