- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Cabo Matapalo Surf Forecast
/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?
The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cabo Matapalo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
326 | 326 | 127 | 173 | 175 | 318 | 203 | 188 | 223 | 146 | 148 | 232 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 223 | 176 | 176 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 136 | 162 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:10AM3.01m | 5:25PM3.07m | 6:05AM2.93m | 6:20PM2.90m | 7:02AM2.84m | 7:19PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.30m | 11:45PM0.08m | 12:11PM0.42m | 00:40AM0.24m | 1:12PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
 kJ | 326 | 326 | 127 | 116 | 120 | 318 | 203 | 188 | 223 | 146 | 148 | 232 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 223 | 46 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 66 | 45 | 66 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 31 | 52 | 173 | 175 | 15 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 28 | 176 | 176 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 136 | 162 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 47 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 66 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cabo Matapalo surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest