Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.6°C
2.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 190mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
121
255
245
158
162
193
188
150
177
208
220
208
178
151
243
219
206
203
203
203
203
203
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
E
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:22AM3.06m
5:53PM2.77m
6:10AM2.91m
6:46PM2.63m
7:05AM2.73m
7:48PM2.50m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.21m
11:55PM0.45m
12:32PM0.35m
00:49AM0.60m
1:30PM0.51m
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5:22
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1
1
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4
4
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2
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5
6
8
35
42
11
12
34
10
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Temp °C
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
33
32
32
31
32
32
31
31
31
31
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
30
30
31
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