Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 362 | 362 | 357 | 250 | 229 | 222 | 222 | 175 | 172 | 147 | 164 | 157 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 275 | 208 | 159 | 319 | 319 | 209 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03AM2.66m | 11:54PM2.45m | 12:14PM2.76m | 1:01AM2.64m | 1:17PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.79m | 5:37PM0.54m | 5:57AM0.70m | 6:42PM0.39m | 7:04AM0.55m | 7:40PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 362 | 362 | 362 | 357 | 250 | 229 | 222 | 222 | 175 | 172 | 147 | 164 | 157 | 152 | 150 | 99 | 275 | 208 | 50 | 319 | 319 | 209 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 96 | 150 | 56 | 50 | 131 | 134 | 183 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 67 | 129 | 129 | 112 | 88 | 112 | 39 | 55 | 149 | 95 | 159 | 55 | 57 | 134 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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