Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
29.9°C
2.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
541
534
687
632
717
717
907
930
907
1487
981
969
957
945
933
801
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
0
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
0
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
0
ENE
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:29AM2.46m
7:08PM2.28m
7:17AM2.30m
8:05PM2.17m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.83m
12:51PM0.72m
1:09AM0.99m
1:44PM0.87m
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 mm
4
4
2
4
3
2
3
4
5
1
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1
3
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
28
29
27
27
27
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
32
33
31
32
32
31
32
31
30
28
28
32
32
32
31
31
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