Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111614141414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9793958686616616014010282102103103138134123118116114114151111113
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
0
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
2.97
3:53AM
2.93
4:16PM
3.08
4:30AM
2.96
4:52PM
3.14
5:10AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.36
10:01AM
0.20
10:25PM
0.27
10:37AM
0.19
11:04PM
0.22
11:14AM
0.22
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:48--
Sunset5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1121-----31-----231----
Temp. °C292726252524262828272525252426282827262525242628
Feels °C (?)323030292927303129302829292830313030302929273031
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