Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.6° C

2.4°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 8AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
715
670
512
687
537
547
547
958
1109
1255
1255
1123
1151
1109
1077
1103
629
763
645
596
573
478
478
478
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:19AM2.64m
4:21PM2.72m
4:55AM2.67m
4:58PM2.68m
5:32AM2.69m
5:36PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.67m
10:39PM0.39m
10:56AM0.68m
11:14PM0.43m
11:35AM0.69m
11:49PM0.49m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
3
3
1
7
1
2
1
1
1
5
4
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
30
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
32
32
34
34
33
32
31
30
30
31
34
33
33
31
31
31
31
31
32
32
32
31
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
715
670
512
687
537
400
437
958
1109
1255
1255
1123
1151
1109
1077
1103
629
763
645
596
573
478
478
478
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
S
10
0.6
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
S
10
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
Energy kJ
244
236
236
337
422
547
547
141
33
45
45
35
233
191
191
32
131
21
136
104
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.6
S
19
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
20
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
276
395
273
143
141
138
3
18
38
97
97
49
97
48
207
211
211
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
Energy kJ
218
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
165
157
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cabo Matapalo surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest