Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.5° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
252
249
370
370
370
300
232
214
208
211
314
314
310
203
201
201
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
E
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
E
5
ESE
0
NW
0
NNE
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16AM2.16m
11:14PM2.12m
11:28AM2.23m
Low Tide
4:03AM1.17m
4:51PM0.97m
5:19AM1.10m
5:52PM0.88m
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thunderstorm
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
7
5
2
5
1
1
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
4
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
30
30
31
31
33
32
30
30
31
31
31
32
30
30
30
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