Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
S
11
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
390
171
157
172
107
133
178
125
123
123
68
117
168
131
89
84
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
W
5
WSW
0
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM2.60m
9:10PM2.26m
9:30AM2.46m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.75m
3:04PM0.75m
3:11AM0.91m
4:03PM0.83m
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
10
25
14
1
1
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
8
Temp °C
26
24
24
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
31
28
27
28
29
30
32
32
32
30
31
31
31
30
28
28
29
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