Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
258
258
155
249
312
312
302
386
376
371
447
447
367
353
318
309
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
S
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM3.03m
5:29PM2.77m
5:42AM2.86m
6:08PM2.59m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.31m
11:21AM0.27m
11:31PM0.46m
12:00PM0.42m
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5:22
5:22
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5:32
5:31
 mm
1
2
10
12
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
32
32
30
31
34
33
32
32
30
29
29
29
32
31
31
30
30
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