Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
29.9°C
2.4° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 115mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
9
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
144
132
143
138
149
148
193
193
189
241
241
309
309
305
278
306
302
302
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:40PM2.89m
2:51AM3.19m
3:22PM2.97m
3:34AM3.23m
4:06PM2.99m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.30m
9:11AM0.02m
9:22PM0.24m
9:54AM-0.03m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:13
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2
3
2
2
30
61
13
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Temp °C
29
27
27
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
27
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
31
29
30
28
27
27
28
28
28
29
27
29
31
32
30
31
32
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