Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.6°C
2.9° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
7
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
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Energy kJ
124
243
219
206
203
203
203
203
203
201
196
186
178
174
171
217
214
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM2.73m
7:48PM2.50m
8:11AM2.57m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.60m
1:30PM0.51m
1:55AM0.76m
2:40PM0.63m
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 mm
3
2
3
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3
4
1
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3
3
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
31
31
31
29
31
30
31
29
28
29
30
28
29
31
31
31
30
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