Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.5° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 8PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
290
260
252
249
370
370
370
300
232
214
208
211
314
314
310
203
201
201
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
E
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:58PM2.05m
10:16AM2.16m
11:14PM2.12m
11:28AM2.23m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.99m
4:03AM1.17m
4:51PM0.97m
5:19AM1.10m
5:52PM0.88m
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5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
5
7
4
5
5
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
32
31
29
29
29
29
31
30
29
30
28
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