Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)19s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
480
418
412
412
651
651
547
541
522
334
407
407
452
683
674
641
509
496
496
372
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46PM2.82m
2:04AM3.05m
2:29PM2.90m
2:43AM3.10m
3:09PM2.93m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.35m
7:50PM0.36m
8:20AM0.22m
8:32PM0.31m
8:59AM0.15m
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1
1
1
1
1
4
5
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1
5
9
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
27
24
Feels °C
33
33
32
32
33
32
31
31
33
32
32
32
32
30
31
31
32
32
32
31
28
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