Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.7° C

2.4°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
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
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
21
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
629
763
645
596
573
478
478
478
478
465
467
352
268
269
322
467
612
469
469
485
664
790
782
774
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
SSE
15
ENE
0
NE
0
S
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:32AM2.69m
5:36PM2.62m
6:08AM2.70m
6:15PM2.55m
6:45AM2.70m
6:58PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.69m
11:49PM0.49m
12:15PM0.71m
00:25AM0.56m
12:58PM0.72m
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
 mm
3
1
7
7
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
28
28
25
25
26
25
25
27
28
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
31
33
33
29
30
31
29
29
31
32
33
33
32
31
31
31
33
33
32
32
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
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
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
Energy kJ
629
763
645
596
573
478
478
478
478
465
467
352
265
269
322
326
612
469
469
428
334
790
782
774
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
191
66
57
45
43
55
55
30
128
98
100
98
90
268
195
467
305
302
353
485
664
330
261
261
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SW
24
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
97
97
31
48
48
207
211
211
211
155
87
184
268
88
63
147
59
57
56
56
56
55
56
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
8
8
8
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
4
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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