Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.5°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
203
251
248
269
221
218
215
212
208
205
207
246
246
246
241
216
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
0
ESE
5
NNW
5
N
0
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:10AM2.87m
2:29PM2.80m
2:45AM3.03m
3:07PM2.89m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.40m
8:33PM0.37m
8:59AM0.24m
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 mm
3
6
3
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3
8
8
10
4
1
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
26
24
24
25
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
32
30
31
33
32
31
30
30
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
29
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