Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4°C
2.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
179
168
168
162
216
214
157
155
154
202
238
288
274
214
175
129
127
171
169
164
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SSW
15
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
0
N
5
NNW
0
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:56AM2.24m
11:51PM2.11m
12:01PM2.31m
00:49AM2.24m
12:55PM2.43m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.91m
5:49AM1.07m
6:31PM0.80m
6:46AM0.96m
7:18PM0.67m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
8
10
Temp °C
27
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
25
Feels °C
32
33
32
33
32
33
31
31
33
32
32
31
31
32
30
30
33
33
31
31
29
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