Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
82
81
81
81
112
152
140
214
241
186
186
186
392
522
595
679
640
581
661
823
813
793
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
S
10
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:13AM2.60m
2:21PM2.69m
2:48AM2.77m
2:58PM2.79m
3:22AM2.91m
3:34PM2.85m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.67m
8:34PM0.43m
8:53AM0.52m
9:08PM0.34m
9:29AM0.41m
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5:24
5:24
5:24
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5:44
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
2
6
1
1
1
3
7
3
1
1
2
7
2
Temp °C
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
32
34
33
33
31
32
30
31
33
33
33
31
32
31
31
31
34
31
31
31
32
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