Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
981
904
892
892
759
740
711
559
559
581
589
493
468
461
461
455
449
377
348
348
344
620
724
724
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:14AM2.70m
8:43PM2.35m
9:10AM2.70m
9:48PM2.33m
10:12AM2.72m
10:57PM2.38m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.70m
2:45AM0.74m
3:41PM0.66m
3:48AM0.76m
4:47PM0.58m
4:57AM0.72m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
7
1
1
1
1
2
11
12
Temp °C
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
28
28
26
24
25
25
Feels °C
35
34
34
33
33
31
32
32
33
34
32
31
33
31
32
30
33
33
32
33
29
28
30
30
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