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Cabo Matapalo in Golfo Dulce is an exposed point break that has very consistent surf Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips and rocks.

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Overall Cabo Matapalo Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Costa-Rica - Golfo Dulce surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Cabo Matapalo

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cabo Matapalo:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hog Hole	1 mi
Second closest break	Pan Dulce	1 mi
Third closest break	Backwash	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Carate	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Cabo Blanco	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cabo Matapalo:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	594 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	799 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1181 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1219 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1276 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cabo Matapalo:
Closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	98 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	113 mi
Third closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	152 mi
Fourth closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	178 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	241 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cabo Matapalo:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1271 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1840 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1843 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1879 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1889 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cabo Matapalo:
Closest city location	Golfito (Costa Rica)	20 mi
Second closest city location	Corredor (Costa Rica)	29 mi
Third closest city location	Finca Blanco Numero Uno (Panama)	29 mi
Fourth closest city location	Puerto Armuelles (Panama)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Progreso (Panama)	31 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cabo Matapalo is Golfito Airport (GLF) in Costa Rica, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cabo Matapalo is Coto 47 Airport (OTR), also in Costa Rica, 42 km (26 miles) away.
• Third is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Enrique Malek International (David) Airport (DAV) in Panama is 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX), also in Panama is the fifth nearest airport to Cabo Matapalo and is 147 km (91 miles) away.