Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 9PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
782
863
863
863
650
518
628
719
711
703
781
781
891
535
643
529
436
781
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:21AM2.17m
12:29PM2.41m
1:14AM2.27m
1:19PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.80m
6:15AM0.99m
6:58PM0.71m
7:09AM0.91m
7:44PM0.60m
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5:24
5:24
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5:54
5:54
5:53
 mm
1
1
2
5
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
16
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
28
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
24
Feels °C
32
32
31
31
30
31
33
32
32
30
31
30
31
31
32
33
32
32
28
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