Rio Papagayo Surf Break
Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rio Papagayo

Issued: 11 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.0° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Rio Papagayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 7PM is: 2.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)7ft (2.1m)19s
Afternoon (08 Jun)8ft (2.5m)19s
Evening (08 Jun)8ft (2.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
SSW
19
2.4
SSW
19
2.4
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3313
5120
5186
3833
3510
3032
3253
3316
3179
2895
2598
2058
2007
1803
1803
1803
1571
1411
1376
996
800
800
789
687
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
0
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:14AM0.60m
7:43PM0.64m
8:52AM0.66m
8:05PM0.60m
9:35AM0.72m
8:33PM0.55m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.31m
2:11AM0.18m
2:37PM0.33m
2:34AM0.14m
3:36PM0.36m
3:04AM0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:10
 mm
5
5
5
3
2
2
1
1
8
12
5
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
26
24
23
24
24
25
25
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
28
30
28
26
27
28
29
29
30
32
31
30
31
30
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
SSW
19
2.4
SSW
19
2.4
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3313
5120
5186
3833
3510
3032
3253
3316
3179
2895
2598
2058
2007
1803
1803
1803
1571
1411
1376
996
800
800
789
687
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.6
ESE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
Energy kJ
159
207
169
242
194
105
77
54
58
56
79
64
38
38
26
18
28
33
25
25
36
35
57
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
8
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
108
218
111
111
83
49
47
34
34
34
32
47
31
39
16
10
2
18
2
9
38
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
6
0.6
WNW
7
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
W
6
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
Energy kJ
279
41
28
84
10
14
18
13
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
14
0
0
0
0
96
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
62
433
504
14
14
14
14
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
8
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
7
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