Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 CST
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Cabo Matapalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
254
206
203
189
189
199
183
325
404
408
399
469
547
575
575
534
754
687
773
752
752
642
642
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:30AM2.53m
9:55PM2.42m
10:41AM2.55m
11:09PM2.42m
11:44AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.62m
3:46PM0.83m
4:15AM0.69m
5:01PM0.79m
5:21AM0.70m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:18
5:18
5:18
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5:42
5:42
5:42
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
29
29
29
29
31
31
31
30
29
30
29
29
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
29
30
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
258
254
206
203
189
189
199
183
196
199
408
238
469
547
575
575
534
754
687
773
752
752
642
642
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
S
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
Energy kJ
25
51
51
53
61
120
122
130
325
404
168
399
164
123
161
121
33
3
3
3
3
15
158
158
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
S
7
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
14
0.5
SSW
8
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
SSW
11
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
5
2
5
2
3
55
85
119
3
4
37
4
4
4
4
4
68
7
7
7
7
16
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
132
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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