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Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 CST
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Cabo Matapalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
29.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)121216121616151515141413131313131212181712131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)818185131131124123222222165147139139139201189172169204197220238291288
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
E
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
2.56
2:59AM
2.75
3:34PM
2.68
3:37AM
2.81
4:09PM
2.79
4:14AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.68
9:19AM
0.35
9:32PM
0.60
9:54AM
0.29
10:10PM
0.54
10:28AM
0.27
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset5:34-------5:34-------5:35-------
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
112111---1111----1211---
Temp. °C292726262525262828272625252426282826262625242628
Feels °C (?)323131312929303130313029292831313029303029283031
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