Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.6°C
2.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 11PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
144
124
243
219
206
203
203
203
203
203
201
196
186
178
174
171
217
214
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
0
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:46PM2.63m
7:05AM2.73m
7:48PM2.50m
8:11AM2.57m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.35m
00:49AM0.60m
1:30PM0.51m
1:55AM0.76m
2:40PM0.63m
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1
4
5
2
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Temp °C
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
32
31
30
31
30
29
29
31
30
29
28
29
29
28
31
30
31
32
30
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