Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
211
203
196
350
379
552
528
686
679
772
851
841
802
746
728
813
813
803
906
793
783
773
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
0
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:28AM2.90m
6:58PM2.56m
7:19AM2.76m
7:56PM2.42m
8:21AM2.62m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.47m
12:49PM0.44m
1:00AM0.60m
1:45PM0.55m
2:00AM0.74m
2:53PM0.65m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:38
5:38
 mm
2
1
1
2
7
2
1
3
9
7
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
26
26
28
28
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
25
25
25
25
27
28
29
27
26
Feels °C
31
31
34
31
32
31
32
30
30
31
33
33
31
32
29
30
29
30
32
32
32
31
31
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