Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.5° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 5AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
143
138
149
156
193
159
156
241
241
309
309
305
278
306
302
302
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:51AM3.19m
3:22PM2.97m
3:34AM3.23m
4:06PM2.99m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.02m
9:22PM0.24m
9:54AM-0.03m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
3
2
3
16
57
10
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Temp °C
27
26
25
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
29
29
29
27
29
29
28
29
29
29
31
31
31
31
32
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