Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.5° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 6AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
612
724
724
724
724
715
653
610
515
515
515
515
508
425
413
357
282
277
277
273
277
277
485
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:19AM2.78m
00:06AM2.49m
12:24PM2.88m
1:10AM2.65m
1:26PM2.99m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.72m
5:52PM0.46m
6:06AM0.63m
6:54PM0.30m
7:10AM0.50m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:55
 mm
6
1
1
5
7
3
4
1
1
2
6
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
25
25
25
25
26
28
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
30
30
31
32
32
32
31
29
29
29
28
30
32
31
29
29
29
29
29
31
33
32
33
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