Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 9PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
516 | 686 | 588 | 582 | 596 | 574 | 567 | 567 | 560 | 560 | 553 | 539 | 492 | 479 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 2090 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:51PM3.12m | 4:19AM3.23m | 4:36PM3.07m | 5:00AM3.20m | 5:19PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.01m | 10:29AM0.15m | 10:44PM0.08m | 11:13AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 13 |
267 | 686 | 588 | 582 | 596 | 574 | 567 | 567 | 560 | 560 | 553 | 97 | 104 | 129 | 129 | 110 | 116 | 113 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
516 | 203 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 147 | 145 | 186 | 186 | 242 | 77 | 539 | 492 | 479 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
33 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 63 | 59 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 117 | 2090 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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