Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4° C
2.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 7AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
362
291
223
217
214
214
211
164
163
166
166
166
210
394
452
521
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NW
5
N
5
N
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
NE
0
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:03AM2.73m
7:30PM2.40m
7:48AM2.53m
8:21PM2.22m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.59m
1:23PM0.61m
1:32AM0.78m
2:13PM0.77m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
 mm
2
1
2
2
4
4
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
31
31
32
32
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