Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.5°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
114
197
250
239
229
225
222
273
269
257
245
187
196
229
278
258
319
375
370
444
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:29AM2.47m
10:23PM2.47m
10:50AM2.48m
11:34PM2.60m
12:00PM2.58m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.68m
4:38AM0.82m
5:11PM0.64m
5:50AM0.69m
6:13PM0.54m
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5:22
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5:21
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1
2
5
2
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1
2
3
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1
2
3
4
Temp °C
28
28
29
27
26
26
26
26
27
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
31
32
31
30
29
29
30
31
32
31
30
31
30
30
30
33
33
31
30
31
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