Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.1° C
1.9° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
489
482
407
407
395
456
379
368
318
309
304
253
249
249
245
241
241
241
212
209
157
152
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
0
NNW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:19AM2.66m
3:23PM2.75m
3:54AM2.76m
4:00PM2.79m
4:28AM2.84m
4:36PM2.78m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.63m
9:39PM0.35m
9:56AM0.56m
10:12PM0.33m
10:33AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:52
 mm
2
1
1
1
3
5
1
2
1
2
1
3
9
8
Temp °C
27
26
28
29
30
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
30
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
32
31
33
33
33
32
33
32
32
31
33
32
33
31
33
32
31
31
33
32
33
31
29
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