Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.1° C
2.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 11AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
985
985
985
985
962
886
844
834
823
823
813
803
720
620
581
558
543
489
482
407
407
395
456
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:00AM2.39m
2:04PM2.60m
2:41AM2.53m
2:45PM2.69m
3:19AM2.66m
3:23PM2.75m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.81m
8:26PM0.50m
8:38AM0.72m
9:03PM0.41m
9:18AM0.63m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
5:53
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
32
32
32
31
32
30
30
33
32
32
31
31
30
30
31
33
33
32
32
31
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