Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.5° C
2.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
355
355
355
355
355
346
293
231
228
280
280
276
268
268
272
288
245
258
295
299
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
0
WSW
0
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:19PM2.96m
5:41AM3.09m
6:01PM2.79m
6:21AM2.92m
6:44PM2.60m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.20m
11:26PM0.22m
11:56AM0.30m
00:06AM0.39m
12:39PM0.45m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<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>
5:49
5:47
5:47
 mm
3
3
6
13
3
1
1
1
4
2
1
3
2
3
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
31
30
29
28
27
28
29
29
30
29
29
30
30
30
29
30
32
31
31
30
29
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