Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 1PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181717161616161515151414141414141414141317171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)516404390823803679721604558573565549577569500492407331401384311394423423
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
2.39
3:15PM
2.73
3:44AM
2.44
4:00PM
2.76
4:31AM
2.45
4:47PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
0.16
9:36PM
-0.02
9:44AM
0.11
10:22PM
-0.05
10:32AM
0.11
11:09PM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-5:31-------5:30-------5:30------
Sunset----5:52-------5:53-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11-----1--------
Temp. °C262530312928282826252930292828272726293230282828
Feels °C (?)292731312930303130283129282931313129303331282932
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