Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.6° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 12PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 200mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
953
1121
1121
902
706
602
594
687
687
687
577
537
249
249
253
270
303
330
222
243
176
144
132
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:50AM2.73m
1:16PM2.60m
1:30AM2.92m
1:58PM2.76m
2:10AM3.08m
2:40PM2.89m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.52m
7:17PM0.55m
7:49AM0.31m
7:58PM0.41m
8:30AM0.14m
8:39PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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1
2
6
3
2
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1
1
4
6
3
2
4
9
18
26
24
24
Temp °C
26
26
28
29
28
28
27
26
25
25
27
28
28
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
Feels °C
30
31
33
33
31
33
32
30
29
30
32
32
31
29
32
31
29
29
27
24
26
25
27
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