Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4°C
3.0° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
679
691
683
587
612
608
592
584
576
515
494
480
467
390
384
373
368
299
265
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:41AM2.49m
00:06AM2.77m
12:38PM2.58m
00:54AM2.85m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.65m
5:46PM0.65m
6:28AM0.52m
6:39PM0.60m
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1
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3
2
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2
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5
6
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
30
30
29
31
32
31
29
30
29
28
28
32
32
30
31
30
28
29
30
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