Papagayo Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.79° S 71.55° W

Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papagayo sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.6° 

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 Papagayo today (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papagayo at 5AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (31 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2445
2445
2317
2089
2031
1945
1917
1813
1697
1797
1676
1516
1310
1186
1061
1045
932
816
864
864
864
841
1026
2297
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:29AM1.40m
3:26PM0.78m
3:37AM1.32m
4:53PM0.77m
4:53AM1.26m
6:20PM0.83m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.18m
8:40PM0.35m
10:56AM0.20m
10:05PM0.42m
12:10PM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
14
15
13
13
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