Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 CST
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Cabo Matapalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515151515151414141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)447525525519425353382455455455449411405400400325394394394367357357362389
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
0
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
2.19
9:26AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
0.97
3:33PM
1.16
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---5:26-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3-11-------11-----11----
Temp. °C282727262829302828272626293030292827262628293028
Feels °C (?)333232303332323132313131343332333332303132313232
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