Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 277 | 277 | 485 | 485 | 228 | 309 | 472 | 446 | 415 | 408 | 402 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 336 | 427 | 331 | 318 | 348 | 280 | 469 | 546 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:26PM2.99m | 2:08AM2.83m | 2:23PM3.09m | 3:02AM3.00m | 3:16PM3.15m | 3:53AM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:52PM0.15m | 8:10AM0.37m | 8:45PM0.03m | 9:06AM0.27m | 9:35PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 273 | 277 | 277 | 485 | 485 | 228 | 309 | 472 | 446 | 415 | 408 | 402 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 336 | 427 | 331 | 318 | 348 | 280 | 469 | 546 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 203 | 183 | 26 | 18 | 142 | 147 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 97 | 91 | 9 | 77 | 46 | 126 | 109 | 111 | 167 | 107 | 11 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 273 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 9 | 80 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 19 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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