Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Issued: 5 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.7° C

2.5°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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
1255
1255
1123
1151
974
948
1063
629
654
645
596
573
478
478
478
478
465
433
352
268
269
322
467
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
0
W
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
SSE
0
W
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
4:55AM2.67m
4:58PM2.68m
5:32AM2.69m
5:36PM2.62m
6:08AM2.70m
6:15PM2.55m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.68m
11:14PM0.43m
11:35AM0.69m
11:49PM0.49m
12:15PM0.71m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
2
2
3
1
2
6
7
2
1
1
1
6
2
2
2
1
3
4
Temp °C
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
29
27
26
26
Feels °C
32
30
34
34
33
32
31
30
30
30
30
33
33
32
32
31
31
30
31
31
32
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1109
1255
1255
1123
1151
974
948
1063
629
654
645
596
573
478
478
478
478
465
433
352
265
269
322
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
S
10
0.4
SW
20
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
31
45
45
35
98
71
81
68
59
68
47
72
59
55
55
100
98
96
88
195
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
21
0.5
S
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SW
24
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
S
9
0.7
SW
21
Energy kJ
3
18
56
97
31
31
207
211
211
211
157
87
184
268
268
85
467
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
184
326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
35
19
19
19
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
19
101
19
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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