Surf Forecasts:
Papagayo - Playa Blanca surf forecast from 25 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 26 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, N swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 29 Oct, 12AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, NW swell with 1,103 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 25 Oct, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Papagayo - Playa Blanca this week:
The surf forecast for Papagayo - Playa Blanca over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 25) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Papagayo - Playa Blanca in the next 16 days are 1.8m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 29) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 25) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sun 25th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Mon 26th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Thu 29th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Papagayo - Playa Blanca over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly 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). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 15 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 456 | 500 | 702 | 593 | 333 | 195 | 444 | 508 | 572 | 868 | 1103 | 570 | 531 | 408 | 259 | 221 | 212 | 250 | 229 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM2.48m | 00:53AM2.48m | 1:09PM2.52m | 1:31AM2.53m | 1:50PM2.50m | 2:11AM2.51m | 2:34PM2.40m | 2:54AM2.44m | 3:22PM2.25m | 3:42AM2.32m | 4:17PM2.06m | 4:39AM2.18m | 5:23PM1.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.07m | 6:58AM0.11m | 7:17PM0.05m | 7:37AM0.07m | 7:55PM0.09m | 8:19AM0.09m | 8:36PM0.19m | 9:05AM0.18m | 9:21PM0.34m | 9:58AM0.32m | 10:12PM0.52m | 11:01AM0.49m | 11:16PM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 325 | 297 | 500 | 702 | 593 | 333 | 138 | 444 | 508 | 572 | 868 | 1103 | 570 | 531 | 408 | 259 | 221 | 212 | 250 | 229 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | S 13 | — | N 7 | NNW 14 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 13 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 14 | WNW 10 | NW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 259 | 456 | 458 | 3 | — | 44 | 195 | 124 | 188 | 406 | 25 | 22 | 379 | 319 | 172 | 138 | 64 | 202 | 71 | 44 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 10 | — | — | NW 18 | N 6 | S 12 | N 14 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 12 | NNE 5 | N 15 | WNW 10 | N 14 | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 131 | 31 | 38 | — | — | 12 | 27 | 3 | 63 | 55 | 16 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 159 | 65 | 92 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 226 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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