Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3° C
2.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)26s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)26s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
24
0.7
SSW
24
0.7
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.8
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
123
123
93
99
102
171
171
171
105
218
487
487
368
271
257
584
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
5
W
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:30AM2.46m
10:13PM2.16m
10:30AM2.38m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.91m
4:03PM0.83m
4:11AM1.00m
5:05PM0.84m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
5
2
1
1
2
4
3
1
2
3
3
4
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
30
30
29
29
29
30
29
30
29
29
28
27
29
30
30
28
30
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