Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papagayo today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papagayo at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2329 | 1961 | 1622 | 1320 | 1173 | 995 | 800 | 723 | 639 | 560 | 486 | 404 | 370 | 242 | 188 | 198 | 224 | 232 | 333 | 449 | 599 | 819 | 1007 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.37m | 10:18PM0.88m | 10:21AM1.41m | 10:50PM0.91m | 10:54AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.29m | 4:33PM0.16m | 3:45AM0.24m | 5:04PM0.12m | 4:21AM0.21m | 5:34PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2329 | 1961 | 1622 | 1320 | 1173 | 995 | 800 | 723 | 639 | 560 | 486 | 404 | 370 | 242 | 188 | 198 | 224 | 232 | 333 | 449 | 599 | 819 | 1007 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 20 | 19 | 17 | — | 92 | 88 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 101 | 151 | 68 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | NW 15 | WSW 16 | NW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 25 | 8 | 43 | 71 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 41 | 35 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 128 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 303 | 303 |
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