Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
370
318
350
502
496
496
496
496
496
489
400
365
255
251
251
248
248
248
248
211
162
151
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:43AM2.92m
2:02PM2.93m
2:29AM3.09m
2:48PM3.02m
3:11AM3.19m
3:31PM3.05m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.37m
8:13PM0.20m
8:40AM0.22m
8:56PM0.14m
9:23AM0.13m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
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5:36
5:35
5:35
 mm
2
1
2
11
36
3
2
3
1
1
7
19
Temp °C
26
26
28
29
29
26
24
24
25
26
28
29
28
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
24
Feels °C
30
30
32
32
32
31
28
28
29
30
33
32
31
30
30
31
30
30
33
33
32
32
27
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