Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 5PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am 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
Monday
06
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515151414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161615571557155715371358111810741074105910591045886874763752742721580580563563475475
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NW
20
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
2.50
4:05AM
2.30
4:17PM
2.47
4:41AM
2.25
4:52PM
2.40
5:18AM
2.17
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
Monday
06
Sunrise5:39------5:37-------5:37-------5:37
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C293129292827262530323029292826253032302829272625
Feels °C (?)303330313129272730343132323128263034303031292826
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