Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.5°C
2.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
222
273
269
257
245
187
196
229
278
258
319
375
370
444
429
395
381
508
508
502
496
489
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:50AM2.48m
11:34PM2.60m
12:00PM2.58m
00:33AM2.78m
12:57PM2.71m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.82m
5:11PM0.64m
5:50AM0.69m
6:13PM0.54m
6:48AM0.51m
7:05PM0.44m
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1
3
2
1
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1
1
4
3
1
3
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Temp °C
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
29
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
33
32
32
32
31
30
30
31
32
33
32
31
31
30
30
30
31
32
32
30
31
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