Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.84° N 13.79° W

Papagayo - Playa Blanca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papagayo - Playa Blanca sea temperature is
23.4°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Papagayo - Playa Blanca today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papagayo - Playa Blanca at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 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)
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
11
1
N
14
1
NNW
15
1
NNW
14
1.1
NNW
14
1.6
N
10
1.8
N
13
1.7
N
13
1.5
N
12
1.5
N
12
1.4
N
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
14
0.8
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
337
325
388
456
443
478
500
1094
946
702
690
593
333
333
333
278
265
195
239
444
355
258
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:30PM2.48m
00:53AM2.48m
1:09PM2.52m
1:31AM2.53m
1:50PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.22m
6:40PM0.07m
6:58AM0.11m
7:17PM0.05m
7:37AM0.07m
7:55PM0.09m
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Temp °C
20
20
21
21
23
22
21
21
21
22
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
17
18
17
17
22
20
20
20
21
22
24
26
26
25
23
23
24
22
24
26
25
24
23
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