Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 5AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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)
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
832
1026
813
798
761
751
1123
1109
788
715
670
512
687
537
547
547
958
1109
1255
1255
1271
1302
1109
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
0
N
10
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:40AM2.59m
3:43PM2.72m
4:19AM2.64m
4:21PM2.72m
4:55AM2.67m
4:58PM2.68m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.40m
9:37AM0.68m
10:03PM0.37m
10:17AM0.67m
10:39PM0.39m
10:56AM0.68m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
5
41
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
25
Feels °C
33
32
32
33
33
34
32
32
31
31
32
32
33
32
33
33
32
31
32
32
33
33
33
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
596
832
1026
813
798
761
751
1123
1109
788
715
670
512
687
537
400
400
958
1109
1255
1255
1271
1302
1109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
178
81
90
85
92
120
94
153
151
224
244
236
236
337
422
547
547
141
3
45
45
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
SW
14
0.1
S
24
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
85
208
11
78
114
156
201
200
276
395
273
110
141
138
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
165
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
165
340
0
0
0
0
0
0
165
20
8
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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3
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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