
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
371 | 447 | 447 | 367 | 353 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 288 | 200 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 138 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42AM2.86m | 6:08PM2.59m | 6:21AM2.67m | 6:50PM2.40m | 7:04AM2.48m | 7:39PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.42m | 00:10AM0.63m | 12:41PM0.59m | 00:51AM0.81m | 1:28PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 |
371 | 447 | 447 | 367 | 353 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 288 | 200 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 138 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SW 13 |
74 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 100 | 55 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 44 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 6 | W 12 | S 10 | WSW 6 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 54 | 53 | 83 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 105 | 100 | 98 | 97 | 134 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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