Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.6° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (31 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
293
293
297
301
370
516
432
505
745
812
865
746
737
728
728
719
710
701
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
15
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:43PM2.86m
5:58AM2.93m
6:39PM2.75m
6:56AM2.74m
7:42PM2.65m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.42m
12:20PM0.26m
00:45AM0.57m
1:19PM0.42m
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2
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Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
26
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27
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26
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26
28
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
32
32
32
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30
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33
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30
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