Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
265
248
248
248
195
196
186
212
206
206
170
213
220
224
421
171
109
172
84
133
104
125
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
7:01AM2.94m
7:22PM2.60m
7:47AM2.77m
8:14PM2.41m
8:36AM2.60m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.35m
1:18PM0.50m
1:28AM0.56m
2:09PM0.64m
2:17AM0.75m
3:04PM0.75m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
2
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
5
6
3
5
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
24
24
25
25
27
28
27
26
26
24
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
30
29
30
30
30
30
28
28
29
29
31
31
30
30
30
26
28
29
30
31
31
30
29
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