
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 108 | 109 | 144 | 162 | 203 | 251 | 248 | 269 | 221 | 218 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 207 | 199 | 246 | 246 | 241 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51PM2.67m | 2:10AM2.87m | 2:29PM2.80m | 2:45AM3.03m | 3:07PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.59m | 7:57PM0.48m | 8:23AM0.40m | 8:33PM0.37m | 8:59AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
38 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 251 | 248 | 269 | 221 | 46 | 215 | 112 | 112 | 82 | 58 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 156 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
108 | 108 | 109 | 144 | 162 | 203 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 218 | 177 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 202 | 39 | 29 | 246 | 241 | 216 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 5 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
71 | 59 | 79 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 69 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 177 | 26 | 125 | 157 | 152 | 207 | 27 | 246 | 27 | 19 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | 52 | 31 | 17 | — | 22 | 30 | 33 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 162 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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