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Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
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Cabo Matapalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
494 | 545 | 604 | 817 | 1447 | 540 | 1208 | 1028 | 1016 | 1016 | 886 | 1088 | 1066 | 903 | 926 | 905 | 1249 | 1399 | 1235 | 1221 | 1107 | 907 | 1230 | 843 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:06PM2.74m | 2:41AM2.57m | 2:45PM2.76m | 3:19AM2.60m | 3:23PM2.76m | 3:58AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.70m | 8:28PM0.40m | 8:37AM0.66m | 9:06PM0.36m | 9:16AM0.64m | 9:44PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
494 | 545 | 604 | 817 | 1447 | 461 | 1208 | 1028 | 1016 | 1016 | 886 | 874 | 801 | 683 | 642 | 555 | 1249 | 1399 | 1235 | 1221 | 1107 | 907 | 1230 | 843 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 17 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
44 | 44 | 30 | 204 | 368 | 540 | 458 | 408 | 557 | 664 | 863 | 1088 | 1066 | 903 | 926 | 905 | 405 | 411 | 323 | 313 | 254 | 254 | 250 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 22 | — | SW 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | SW 22 |
287 | 290 | 147 | 227 | — | 467 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 154 | 113 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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