Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Jul 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
245
245
241
241
241
209
157
152
147
147
147
144
142
104
93
104
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:28AM2.84m
4:36PM2.78m
5:02AM2.89m
5:12PM2.75m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.33m
10:33AM0.52m
10:46PM0.34m
11:10AM0.50m
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5:24
5:24
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5:52
5:52
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
5
6
1
2
1
6
4
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
30
28
26
Feels °C
33
32
32
32
33
34
32
32
32
31
31
30
33
33
34
32
29
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