Cabo Matapalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.38° N 83.28° W

Cabo Matapalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cabo Matapalo sea temperature is
30.3° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cabo Matapalo at 4AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)21s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
3
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
799
799
664
467
297
490
782
863
863
863
650
518
628
719
711
703
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:31AM2.36m
00:21AM2.17m
12:29PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:15AM1.03m
6:05PM0.80m
6:15AM0.99m
6:58PM0.71m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
2
4
5
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
27
28
29
27
27
Feels °C
32
30
29
29
30
32
32
33
32
30
31
29
32
31
32
31
32
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