Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.5° C
2.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
282
277
277
273
277
277
485
485
228
288
472
446
415
408
402
336
331
331
336
427
331
318
348
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:10AM2.65m
1:26PM2.99m
2:08AM2.83m
2:23PM3.09m
3:02AM3.00m
3:16PM3.15m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.50m
7:52PM0.15m
8:10AM0.37m
8:45PM0.03m
9:06AM0.27m
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5:20
5:20
5:22
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5:55
5:55
5:55
 mm
2
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
31
31
31
31
33
33
31
33
31
31
31
32
33
32
30
31
30
30
31
34
33
32
32
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