Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
29.9°C
2.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 9PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
659
768
887
943
900
838
818
808
1230
1214
1081
1067
933
966
647
638
585
857
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
0
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
5
S
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:20PM2.35m
11:42AM2.29m
00:08AM2.53m
12:32PM2.44m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.94m
5:37AM0.94m
5:50PM0.83m
6:26AM0.74m
6:35PM0.70m
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1
3
3
2
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1
4
2
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1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
31
29
30
30
31
31
31
32
32
31
30
31
34
31
31
32
32
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