Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
426
426
440
356
206
350
329
313
379
323
329
339
345
282
265
248
248
248
195
192
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:45PM2.96m
6:15AM3.08m
6:33PM2.79m
7:01AM2.94m
7:22PM2.60m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.27m
11:56PM0.17m
12:29PM0.38m
00:42AM0.35m
1:18PM0.50m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
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5:54
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
2
2
4
2
2
1
1
3
5
6
4
2
4
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
33
33
33
32
31
31
30
30
32
32
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
31
30
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