Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 11PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 275 | 208 | 159 | 319 | 319 | 209 | 194 | 145 | 175 | 173 | 208 | 173 | 153 | 191 | 148 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM2.76m | 1:01AM2.64m | 1:17PM2.89m | 1:58AM2.86m | 2:13PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.39m | 7:04AM0.55m | 7:40PM0.23m | 8:03AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 152 | 150 | 99 | 275 | 208 | 56 | 319 | 319 | 209 | 194 | 142 | 140 | 173 | 208 | 71 | 51 | 51 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 57 | 96 | 150 | 56 | 50 | 131 | 134 | 183 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 116 | 51 | 173 | 153 | 191 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 88 | 112 | 39 | 37 | 149 | 95 | 159 | 55 | 57 | 134 | 154 | 145 | 175 | 56 | 114 | 114 | 56 | 55 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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