
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
772 | 851 | 841 | 802 | 746 | 823 | 813 | 813 | 803 | 906 | 793 | 783 | 773 | 657 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 536 | 476 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19AM2.76m | 7:56PM2.42m | 8:21AM2.62m | 9:08PM2.33m | 9:36AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.55m | 2:00AM0.74m | 2:53PM0.65m | 3:14AM0.84m | 4:10PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
772 | 851 | 841 | 802 | 746 | 823 | 813 | 813 | 803 | 906 | 793 | 783 | 773 | 657 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 536 | 476 | 469 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
140 | 135 | 138 | 103 | 69 | 82 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 45 | 62 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | W 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 165 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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