Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4°C
3.0° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
612
608
584
584
576
515
494
480
467
390
384
373
368
299
265
215
252
295
368
587
334
258
270
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
11:41AM2.49m
00:06AM2.77m
12:38PM2.58m
00:54AM2.85m
1:26PM2.66m
1:36AM2.91m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.65m
6:28AM0.52m
6:39PM0.60m
7:15AM0.40m
7:25PM0.55m
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4
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5
4
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Temp °C
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
25
27
29
28
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
31
31
31
30
30
29
29
28
30
31
30
29
28
28
28
30
32
31
31
31
30
30
29
29
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