Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4° C
2.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
206
206
260
213
220
140
390
171
109
215
84
133
138
125
142
123
93
110
136
171
171
171
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
0
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:47AM2.77m
8:14PM2.41m
8:36AM2.60m
9:10PM2.26m
9:30AM2.46m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.56m
2:09PM0.64m
2:17AM0.75m
3:04PM0.75m
3:11AM0.91m
4:03PM0.83m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
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5:54
5:54
5:54
 mm
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
26
27
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
30
30
31
33
32
32
32
30
30
30
32
32
30
30
28
27
27
28
29
29
30
30
29
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