Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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 9PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141313131313131319191818181717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9578258016726636355185115034274213503352633916309091531163315601749175816161557
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
2.34
2:07AM
2.26
2:27PM
2.44
2:49AM
2.30
3:05PM
2.49
3:28AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
0.35
8:13AM
0.33
8:43PM
0.26
8:53AM
0.30
9:22PM
0.20
9:30AM
0.29
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11---1------
Temp. °C313028262626303129292827252529302928282726252931
Feels °C (?)343127262727313330313130272730313031313029273032
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