Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.1°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 6PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
584
576
576
576
568
568
489
437
431
431
431
357
352
294
388
384
372
418
553
547
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM2.72m
5:09AM2.79m
5:39PM2.58m
5:47AM2.63m
6:20PM2.42m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.27m
11:01PM0.53m
11:27AM0.40m
11:39PM0.68m
12:07PM0.56m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:20
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5:16
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5:16
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5:15
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 mm
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1
1
1
2
2
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1
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1
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1
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1
2
3
3
Temp °C
27
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
33
33
32
32
31
30
30
31
33
31
31
31
31
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