Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.5° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
469
589
427
408
402
434
522
537
569
501
472
371
447
484
384
396
331
246
468
454
426
498
440
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
0
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:53AM3.12m
4:07PM3.15m
4:42AM3.18m
4:57PM3.08m
5:29AM3.16m
5:45PM2.96m
Low Tide
9:35PM-0.04m
9:59AM0.22m
10:24PM-0.04m
10:50AM0.22m
11:10PM0.03m
11:40AM0.27m
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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<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>
5:55
5:55
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
2
5
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
2
5
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
Feels °C
33
32
32
32
34
33
32
32
31
32
32
30
33
33
32
32
31
32
30
31
34
32
32
32
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