Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.6° 

Cabo Matapalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
398
441
382
301
293
293
297
301
370
516
432
505
745
812
765
746
737
728
728
719
710
701
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
5:06AM3.09m
5:43PM2.86m
5:58AM2.93m
6:39PM2.75m
6:56AM2.74m
7:42PM2.65m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.11m
11:47PM0.42m
12:20PM0.26m
00:45AM0.57m
1:19PM0.42m
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5:20
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 mm
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1
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2
3
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2
6
5
2
2
1
1
4
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Temp °C
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
33
32
32
32
31
30
30
30
32
33
33
32
31
30
31
31
32
31
32
30
31
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