Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3° C
2.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
140
94
136
116
116
122
119
119
116
113
119
110
87
83
120
94
120
120
178
134
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
0
N
5
NE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:13AM2.88m
6:32PM2.59m
6:54AM2.84m
7:18PM2.49m
7:42AM2.76m
8:14PM2.39m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.51m
00:35AM0.53m
1:14PM0.55m
1:21AM0.63m
2:08PM0.61m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
1
2
4
5
2
1
2
10
25
4
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
33
32
32
30
31
31
30
30
32
32
32
31
30
29
29
29
31
31
31
31
30
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