Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.6° C
2.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 9PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
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
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
2.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
686
588
582
596
574
567
567
560
560
553
539
492
479
355
355
355
355
2090
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:51PM3.12m
4:19AM3.23m
4:36PM3.07m
5:00AM3.20m
5:19PM2.96m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.01m
10:29AM0.15m
10:44PM0.08m
11:13AM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:49
 mm
3
4
7
5
2
2
3
9
34
7
4
1
1
4
4
4
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
28
27
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
32
32
33
31
32
30
33
33
31
31
30
29
28
28
30
32
30
29
28
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