Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is

30.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 11AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Evening (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	711	559	559	581	589	493	468	461	461	455	449	344	348	348	344	620	724	724	724	724	715	653	610	515
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	N	N	NE	SE	S	SW	SE	S	SSE	NW	NW	NW	SW	S	E	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				9:10AM2.70m				9:48PM2.33m				10:12AM2.72m				10:57PM2.38m				11:19AM2.78m
Low Tide	2:45AM0.74m					3:41PM0.66m				3:48AM0.76m				4:47PM0.58m				4:57AM0.72m				5:52PM0.46m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:55
mm	1	1	1	—	1	3	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	7	17	—	—	1	—	4	5	13	4	—
Temp °C	27	27	29	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	28	29	29	27	25	25	25	25	27	27	26	24	24	24
Feels °C	32	32	34	34	32	33	33	34	32	32	33	34	33	31	29	30	29	29	32	31	30	29	28	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	711	559	559	581	589	493	468	461	461	455	449	344	114	158	186	153	129	724	724	724	715	653	610	515
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 8	S 8	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 7	SSW 6	S 7	S 8	S 7
kJ	94	92	92	94	96	102	125	122	120	120	45	74	264	348	264	620	724	96	78	44	59	38	40	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 14	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 17	W 13	W 13	—	S 9	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	WSW 6
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	38	75	75	17	182	348	264	344	3	3	—	14	18	20	19	19	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	159	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	113	19	19	0	0	0	0	33	19	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1		2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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