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Cabo Matapalo Surf Forecast
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Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 586 | 561 | 514 | 434 | 427 | 427 | 569 | 461 | 454 | 447 | 307 | 350 | 339 | 230 | 333 | 230 | 230 | 283 | 278 | 203 | 177 | 156 | 156 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass | glass | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:06PM 2.51 | 12:46AM 2.58 | 1:04PM 2.62 | 1:34AM 2.73 | 1:51PM 2.72 | 2:14AM 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:26PM 0.60 | 6:54AM 0.69 | 7:17PM 0.50 | 7:43AM 0.54 | 8:00PM 0.42 | 8:25AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo Dulce
Recent cross-shore wind 83 km from Cabo Matapalo has fallen light (calm at Barriada Volcán wx). Waves should be turning clean at Cabo Matapalo. 0.9m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 6s windswell from the S and a 0.6m 6s windswell from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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