Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.6° C
2.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
293
231
228
280
280
276
268
268
272
288
245
258
295
362
362
291
223
217
214
214
211
164
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:41AM3.09m
6:01PM2.79m
6:21AM2.92m
6:44PM2.60m
7:03AM2.73m
7:30PM2.40m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.30m
00:06AM0.39m
12:39PM0.45m
00:48AM0.59m
1:23PM0.61m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
26
27
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
27
28
30
30
32
29
29
30
28
29
29
29
31
31
30
29
30
29
30
31
32
31
30
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