
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
209 | 157 | 152 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 142 | 193 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 97 | 99 | 80 | 88 | 202 | 218 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.78m | 5:02AM2.89m | 5:12PM2.75m | 5:36AM2.90m | 5:50PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.34m | 11:10AM0.50m | 11:19PM0.39m | 11:48AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
209 | 157 | 152 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 142 | 193 | 22 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 71 | 73 | 50 | 202 | 218 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
19 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 104 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 67 | 88 | 87 | 45 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
41 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 21 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 97 | 71 | 80 | 46 | 69 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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