Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
228
288
472
446
415
408
336
336
331
331
336
427
331
318
348
280
469
589
427
408
402
434
522
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
0
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
N
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM2.83m
2:23PM3.09m
3:02AM3.00m
3:16PM3.15m
3:53AM3.12m
4:07PM3.15m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.37m
8:45PM0.03m
9:06AM0.27m
9:35PM-0.04m
9:59AM0.22m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
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5:55
5:55
5:55
 mm
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
34
33
32
32
31
30
30
31
32
33
32
32
31
32
31
31
33
33
31
30
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