Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.9° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
367
318
318
255
527
358
600
370
370
318
350
502
496
496
496
496
496
489
400
365
309
251
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NE
15
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
00:51AM2.71m
1:10PM2.80m
1:43AM2.92m
2:02PM2.93m
2:29AM3.09m
2:48PM3.02m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.55m
7:25PM0.31m
7:53AM0.37m
8:13PM0.20m
8:40AM0.22m
8:56PM0.14m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:35
 mm
2
1
2
5
1
1
2
1
3
4
6
5
1
2
8
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
33
32
32
31
31
30
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
32
32
33
33
32
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