Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 463 | 469 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 437 | 485 | 432 | 578 | 508 | 659 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:13PM2.14m | 9:29AM2.13m | 10:22PM2.21m | 10:41AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.96m | 3:24AM1.15m | 3:56PM0.99m | 4:37AM1.09m | 4:58PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 553 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 463 | 469 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 419 | 407 | 402 | 407 | 413 | 659 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 49 | 34 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 283 | 437 | 485 | 432 | 578 | 508 | 413 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 5 | SSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 91 | 180 | 178 | 37 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 35 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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