Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.6° C
2.3° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 7PM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1522
1339
1339
1172
1294
1235
1150
1122
981
904
892
892
759
740
711
559
559
581
589
493
468
461
461
455
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:27AM2.70m
7:47PM2.40m
8:14AM2.70m
8:43PM2.35m
9:10AM2.70m
9:48PM2.33m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.72m
1:51AM0.70m
2:40PM0.70m
2:45AM0.74m
3:41PM0.66m
3:48AM0.76m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
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
4
6
2
1
3
7
7
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
30
28
28
27
27
27
28
30
29
28
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
33
33
34
33
32
33
32
32
35
33
34
31
33
31
31
32
33
34
32
32
32
32
32
30
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