Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 395 | 456 | 379 | 368 | 318 | 309 | 304 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 245 | 241 | 241 | 212 | 209 | 157 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:23PM2.75m | 3:54AM2.76m | 4:00PM2.79m | 4:28AM2.84m | 4:36PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.35m | 9:56AM0.56m | 10:12PM0.33m | 10:33AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 407 | 395 | 456 | 379 | 368 | 318 | 309 | 304 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 245 | 241 | 241 | 212 | 209 | 157 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 66 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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