Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.7° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
496
372
529
507
475
465
455
1021
695
679
640
886
864
853
853
853
843
843
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:09PM2.93m
3:20AM3.09m
3:47PM2.90m
3:56AM3.03m
4:23PM2.83m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.31m
9:36AM0.14m
9:47PM0.34m
10:13AM0.18m
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2
6
15
10
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5
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4
2
5
5
Temp °C
29
28
25
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
25
26
26
26
27
28
28
26
25
Feels °C
32
32
29
28
29
29
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
30
31
32
31
30
29
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