Cabo Matapalo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 06 Sep 2025 CST
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Cabo Matapalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cabo Matapalo today?

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tue
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414141414141413131313131313201313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)695695693695644645521515527550542506455463403437376421351296295494303273
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
0
NNW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
2.57
1:38PM
2.70
2:08AM
2.82
2:22PM
2.86
2:47AM
3.04
3:04PM
3.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.68
7:52PM
0.42
8:15AM
0.46
8:32PM
0.26
8:57AM
0.26
9:11PM
0.14
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tue
09
Sunrise-5:24-------5:24-------5:24------
Sunset----5:37-------5:37-------5:37---
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
31-137144--13232-11-12421
Temp. °C252526272726242424242627272625252525262726252525
Feels °C (?)282929303029282929293130292929292929313028282930
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo Dulce

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cabo Matapalo (calm at Puerto Armuelles wx 48 km from Cabo Matapalo). 0.9m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 7s swell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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48 km away, 3 h 12 min ago

2 km/h
WSW
0.0
29.3
Air / Water (°C)
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