Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3°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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
536
489
509
544
551
544
424
395
342
280
280
280
284
679
691
683
587
519
559
592
584
530
515
494
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
5
N
0
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:18AM2.46m
10:04PM2.61m
10:34AM2.44m
11:10PM2.68m
11:41AM2.49m
00:06AM2.77m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.66m
4:25AM0.75m
4:45PM0.68m
5:32AM0.65m
5:46PM0.65m
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 mm
2
4
2
1
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4
5
12
11
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1
4
4
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Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
28
26
25
24
25
25
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
28
29
30
31
30
28
28
29
29
31
27
27
26
28
28
28
30
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
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