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Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 Jan 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
28.9° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)12111111111111111111111110105510108108888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)543231303030303030303029271610101010121012121212
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
2.17
9:53PM
2.41
10:37AM
2.11
10:53PM
2.36
11:43AM
2.11
11:53PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
0.85
3:32PM
0.98
4:28AM
0.88
4:34PM
1.04
5:30AM
0.86
5:37PM
1.04
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset----5:30-------5:31-------5:31---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----33-------1-1-------
Temp. °C242425272726262524232527272625242323252727262524
Feels °C (?)272728302929302927262830292929282626283029282827
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