
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
610 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 357 | 282 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 277 | 277 | 485 | 485 | 228 | 288 | 472 | 446 | 415 | 408 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:24PM2.88m | 1:10AM2.65m | 1:26PM2.99m | 2:08AM2.83m | 2:23PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.63m | 6:54PM0.30m | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:52PM0.15m | 8:10AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
610 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 357 | 282 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 277 | 277 | 485 | 485 | 228 | 288 | 472 | 446 | 415 | 408 | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
47 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 273 | 203 | 183 | 19 | 17 | 142 | 147 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SW 22 | SW 23 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 |
9 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 104 | 154 | 142 | 193 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 132 | 0 |
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