Papagayo surf break

Papagayo surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 -04
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Papagayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papagayo sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Papagayo today?

The current surf forecast for Papagayo at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
2
0
0
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111177131314141414141414151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)344338194191212222495163225778339921253155831953484388342512424211918121762176218911891
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
0.83
2:03PM
1.38
3:04AM
0.77
3:15PM
1.30
4:37AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.14
7:09AM
0.29
9:15PM
0.20
8:17AM
0.38
10:37PM
0.22
9:47AM
0.43
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:13-------7:13--
Sunset6:16-------6:15-------6:14-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121213151617151515151415151614131313131415
Feels °C (?)111089910111011111212121111101110101111111110
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