Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Issued: 5 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.1° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
461
325
413
603
603
596
832
1026
813
798
761
751
1123
1109
788
715
670
512
795
537
547
547
958
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:01AM2.52m
3:04PM2.70m
3:40AM2.59m
3:43PM2.72m
4:19AM2.64m
4:21PM2.72m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.71m
9:25PM0.40m
9:37AM0.68m
10:03PM0.37m
10:17AM0.67m
10:39PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
8
2
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
29
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
27
26
26
Feels °C
32
32
35
34
33
33
32
31
32
32
35
34
32
32
32
32
32
32
33
33
32
32
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
372
461
325
243
603
603
596
832
1026
813
798
761
751
1123
1109
788
715
670
512
795
537
400
400
958
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
S
11
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
61
59
289
413
194
206
178
81
90
85
92
122
201
153
151
224
244
236
236
337
143
547
547
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
20
0.2
S
18
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SW
14
0.1
S
24
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
Energy kJ
151
25
59
57
57
59
85
208
11
78
114
156
94
200
276
395
273
333
422
141
174
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
240
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
159
159
0
0
0
0
0
0
165
101
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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4
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4
4
4
3
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4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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