Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141716161616151515141414141414141414131818171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)505470454110910829148167957847637427317217217567465975805554685476899391496
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
0
ESE
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
2.99
3:16PM
3.29
3:47AM
3.05
4:00PM
3.31
4:32AM
3.04
4:47PM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.20
9:36PM
-0.06
9:48AM
0.15
10:20PM
-0.08
10:34AM
0.18
11:07PM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-5:22-------5:22-------5:20------
Sunset----5:42-------5:42-------5:42---
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
211-----21-111141------1
Temp. °C262528292928272626252728292727262525272829282726
Feels °C (?)302832313031312929283231313030302929313032323130
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