Cabo Matapalo Surf Break
Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cabo Matapalo

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (05 Jun)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
1411
1249
1009
1009
1399
1399
1235
1207
1151
1005
875
864
1390
1571
832
933
1014
851
730
665
752
647
647
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM2.53m
5:57PM2.52m
6:36AM2.50m
6:39PM2.43m
7:18AM2.49m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.50m
11:55AM0.82m
00:16AM0.59m
12:39PM0.88m
00:56AM0.68m
1:27PM0.91m
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
2
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
6
5
8
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
27
29
28
27
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
24
Feels °C
32
30
30
31
32
33
31
31
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
27
27
28
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
886
1411
1249
1009
1009
1399
1399
1235
1207
1151
1005
875
864
1390
1571
832
933
1014
851
730
665
752
647
647
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.7
SSW
23
0.8
SSW
22
Energy kJ
273
269
265
362
362
180
180
222
269
203
199
203
203
66
52
47
92
77
77
81
72
467
595
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SSW
11
0.1
SW
26
0.2
SSW
26
0.6
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
W
8
Energy kJ
45
34
34
28
19
18
18
6
6
7
7
9
11
68
27
66
35
47
47
33
31
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
6
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
8
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
88
44
73
107
92
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
8
113
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
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