Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
30.7° C

1.3°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 7AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1826
2054
1803
1803
1571
1571
1376
996
800
800
789
789
687
899
687
678
534
421
408
408
514
582
612
597
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:05PM0.60m
9:35AM0.72m
8:33PM0.55m
10:25AM0.78m
9:09PM0.51m
11:21AM0.83m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.14m
3:36PM0.36m
3:04AM0.09m
4:44PM0.37m
3:45AM0.05m
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6:03
6:03
6:03
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7:09
7:10
7:10
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
29
Feels °C
31
31
30
28
31
32
30
30
30
30
30
29
31
31
30
29
29
30
29
29
31
31
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1826
2054
1803
1803
1571
1571
1376
996
800
800
789
789
687
899
687
678
534
421
408
408
514
482
612
396
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
SW
7
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
62
53
31
27
25
33
24
17
27
26
41
40
33
75
23
26
295
364
360
360
360
582
396
597
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.1
S
22
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SW
7
0.5
S
7
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.1
E
8
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
51
32
33
9
2
17
16
25
38
75
98
1
97
149
26
12
11
8
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
100
41
39
16
15
9
6
14
9
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
14
0
0
0
0
467
743
379
14
14
14
0
14
321
467
424
14
0
0
0
0
372
372
335
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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