Cabo Matapalo Surf Break
Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cabo Matapalo

Issued: 11 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (05 Jun)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 197mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
21
1.3
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1009
1399
1399
1235
1207
1151
1005
875
864
1390
1373
832
1054
1014
851
730
711
752
647
742
1122
1586
1796
2361
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
W
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
W
15
SW
0
NNE
15
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:57PM2.52m
6:36AM2.50m
6:39PM2.43m
7:18AM2.49m
7:26PM2.35m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.82m
00:16AM0.59m
12:39PM0.88m
00:56AM0.68m
1:27PM0.91m
1:40AM0.75m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
10
2
1
3
4
3
5
3
2
5
27
31
41
8
17
4
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
32
30
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
30
29
29
29
28
27
27
29
28
26
28
25
27
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
WSW
7
1.6
W
10
1.8
SSW
19
Energy kJ
1009
1399
1399
1235
1207
1151
1005
875
864
1390
1373
832
1054
1014
851
730
711
752
647
742
647
173
530
2361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.2
SSW
26
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
SSW
21
1.3
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
20
1.7
W
10
Energy kJ
362
180
180
269
269
203
273
325
278
224
37
55
66
61
68
71
97
94
89
1122
1586
1796
580
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
SSW
11
0.1
SW
26
0.2
SSW
26
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
22
1.1
WSW
7
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
19
18
18
17
14
20
27
93
27
66
53
48
45
44
41
595
118
638
630
440
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
5
0.8
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
10
16
49
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
132
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
101
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
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