Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
461
461
455
449
377
348
348
344
612
724
724
724
724
715
653
610
515
515
515
515
508
425
413
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
W
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
0
N
10
SW
15
WSW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:12AM2.72m
10:57PM2.38m
11:19AM2.78m
00:06AM2.49m
12:24PM2.88m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.76m
4:47PM0.58m
4:57AM0.72m
5:52PM0.46m
6:06AM0.63m
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5:20
5:20
5:20
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5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
9
1
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
2
8
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
25
26
26
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
26
Feels °C
33
32
32
32
33
33
32
29
31
30
29
29
31
31
32
31
30
30
30
29
32
31
31
31
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