Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.4° C
2.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
379
323
329
339
345
282
265
248
248
248
195
196
186
212
206
260
260
167
151
140
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:15AM3.08m
6:33PM2.79m
7:01AM2.94m
7:22PM2.60m
7:47AM2.77m
8:14PM2.41m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.38m
00:42AM0.35m
1:18PM0.50m
1:28AM0.56m
2:09PM0.64m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
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5:54
5:54
5:54
 mm
2
6
12
10
7
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
4
Temp °C
28
29
29
27
26
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
32
31
32
31
30
29
29
28
29
29
30
30
31
29
29
29
29
30
31
31
31
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