Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
380
299
290
260
252
249
370
370
370
246
232
214
208
211
314
314
310
203
201
201
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
E
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
SW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SW
0
SE
0
S
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:59AM2.19m
9:58PM2.05m
10:16AM2.16m
11:14PM2.12m
11:28AM2.23m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.99m
4:03AM1.17m
4:51PM0.97m
5:19AM1.10m
5:52PM0.88m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
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5:30
5:29
5:29
 mm
2
7
5
4
2
4
2
5
6
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
25
25
24
25
27
25
25
25
Feels °C
34
33
31
31
32
31
30
30
31
31
30
31
31
30
30
28
29
32
30
30
30
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