Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.5° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
232
214
208
211
314
314
310
203
201
201
245
245
239
109
106
103
174
209
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:14PM2.12m
11:28AM2.23m
00:12AM2.28m
12:24PM2.36m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.97m
5:19AM1.10m
5:52PM0.88m
6:18AM0.96m
6:40PM0.75m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
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5:29
5:29
5:28
 mm
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
30
30
28
29
32
33
31
30
30
30
29
29
32
31
31
30
31
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