Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4°C
2.5° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
297
293
288
200
183
178
175
175
175
175
138
138
138
136
136
127
134
115
159
116
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM2.67m
6:50PM2.40m
7:04AM2.48m
7:39PM2.22m
7:55AM2.31m
8:41PM2.09m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.59m
00:51AM0.81m
1:28PM0.76m
1:40AM0.98m
2:26PM0.91m
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5:22
5:22
5:22
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5:31
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
6
6
4
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
34
33
32
32
31
32
30
30
33
31
31
31
31
30
29
30
31
30
32
31
32
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