Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
29.9°C
2.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
476
482
476
437
485
432
578
508
659
768
887
943
900
838
818
808
1230
1214
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
0
E
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:22PM2.21m
10:41AM2.17m
11:20PM2.35m
11:42AM2.29m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.99m
4:37AM1.09m
4:58PM0.94m
5:37AM0.94m
5:50PM0.83m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:15
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5:14
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 mm
3
7
5
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1
2
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3
2
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1
4
4
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
32
31
30
28
29
32
32
32
32
33
30
30
30
31
31
31
32
31
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