Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 CST
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Raps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raps sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 1PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)171716161616161615151515151515141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17491758161615571557155715371358111810741074105910591045886874763752742721597580563563
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
2.32
3:41PM
2.50
4:05AM
2.30
4:17PM
2.47
4:41AM
2.25
4:52PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.29
9:59PM
0.18
10:06AM
0.31
10:35PM
0.21
10:42AM
0.36
11:11PM
0.27
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise-5:39-------5:37-------5:37------
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262529312929282726253032302929282625303230292928
Feels °C (?)292730333031312827273034313232312826303530313131
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