Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 7AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
142
214
241
186
186
219
392
522
595
679
640
581
661
823
813
793
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
0
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:48AM2.77m
2:58PM2.79m
3:22AM2.91m
3:34PM2.85m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.52m
9:08PM0.34m
9:29AM0.41m
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
 mm
5
1
1
2
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
28
28
29
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
31
30
31
34
32
33
31
32
32
31
31
33
33
33
32
31
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