Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 CST
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Cabo Matapalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121215151414131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)372372367361294289208195212272508453434434427421421339329304244240240189
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
W
0
WSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
3.23
4:08AM
3.03
4:24PM
3.27
4:50AM
3.01
5:06PM
3.23
5:34AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.06
10:11AM
0.15
10:41PM
0.03
10:53AM
0.18
11:24PM
0.07
11:37AM
0.28
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:35-------5:35--
Sunset5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
11321-----2321----351-1-
Temp. °C292726252524272829282626252527282928272625252728
Feels °C (?)313030282927313031313030282931303031313029293130
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