Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)26s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)26s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
24
0.7
SSW
24
0.7
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
93
99
102
171
171
171
105
218
487
487
368
271
257
584
799
799
664
467
297
490
782
863
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
0
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
0
N
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:30AM2.46m
10:13PM2.16m
10:30AM2.38m
11:19PM2.13m
11:31AM2.36m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.91m
4:03PM0.83m
4:11AM1.00m
5:05PM0.84m
5:15AM1.03m
6:05PM0.80m
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<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
3
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
25
24
24
25
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
31
32
31
30
30
28
29
30
30
30
27
29
29
30
29
32
31
31
31
32
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