Surf spot
Matapalo
Forecast conditions and map view for Matapalo in Costa Rica, Pacific South. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
- Country
- Costa Rica, Pacific South
- Coordinates
- 8.3848, -83.2799

Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for Matapalo in Costa Rica, Pacific South. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | |
| Wave height (m) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Wave direction | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wave period (s) | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.1 |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 381 | 356 | 331 | 352 | 381 | 384 | 388 | 374 | 361 | 330 | 313 | 260 | 236 | 208 | 190 | 181 | 179 | 163 | 157 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 148 | 138 | 138 | 141 | 140 | 137 | 142 | 109 | 100 | 100 | 113 | 132 | 133 | 130 | 131 | 128 | 124 | 123 | 116 | 103 | 110 | 103 | 96 | 92 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 58 | 55 | 80 | 91 | 100 | 105 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 4 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 4 |
| Wind direction | WNWGlassy | WNWGlassy | NWCross-off | NWGlassy | SSWCross-on | WCross | WGlassy | NWCross-off | WNWCross-off | NWGlassy | NWGlassy | NWGlassy | WNWGlassy | WCross | WNWCross-off | WNWGlassy | SWGlassy | WNWGlassy | WNWGlassy | NWCross-off | WNWCross | WSWCross-on | NNWOffshore | NNWGlassy | EGlassy | ESECross | EGlassy | ESECross-on | SOnshore | SSWOnshore | ECross | NEGlassy | NNWGlassy | WGlassy | NNWGlassy | NGlassy | SECross-on | SSEOnshore | SECross-on | ENEGlassy | ESEGlassy | NEGlassy | ENEGlassy | ESECross-on | WSWGlassy | NWCross-off | NWCross-off | NWGlassy | NGlassy | NEGlassy | ESEGlassy | SOnshore | WNWCross-off | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWGlassy |