Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.8° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
657
623
623
623
623
536
476
469
463
390
390
342
272
261
253
249
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
0
E
5
NE
5
S
5
S
10
NE
5
E
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
9:36AM2.54m
10:31PM2.36m
10:56AM2.55m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.84m
4:10PM0.68m
4:38AM0.84m
5:26PM0.60m
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5:24
5:24
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5:37
5:37
 mm
10
2
8
10
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
26
24
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
31
32
31
31
28
30
30
30
31
32
32
30
30
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