Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.2° C
2.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
96
90
87
85
85
85
85
83
121
84
120
120
178
187
133
126
178
207
312
377
339
330
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
N
0
NNW
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:54AM2.84m
7:18PM2.49m
7:42AM2.76m
8:14PM2.39m
8:40AM2.69m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.53m
1:14PM0.55m
1:21AM0.63m
2:08PM0.61m
2:16AM0.72m
3:12PM0.64m
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5:24
5:24
5:24
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5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
2
8
7
5
3
2
3
3
5
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
27
25
25
24
25
26
27
28
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
30
32
32
31
32
28
29
29
30
30
31
32
30
28
29
29
29
31
32
32
32
32
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