Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 02 May 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
30.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.6
SW
15
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
S
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
191
188
184
184
181
141
178
175
141
131
152
111
90
125
110
113
127
206
306
421
306
310
176
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
WSW
15
SW
5
S
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
WSW
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:10PM2.40m
3:40AM2.18m
3:47PM2.38m
4:17AM2.16m
4:24PM2.33m
4:55AM2.11m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.23m
9:37AM0.42m
10:08PM0.24m
10:14AM0.45m
10:45PM0.29m
10:52AM0.50m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:24
5:24
5:24
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5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
28
28
30
30
30
28
28
28
27
27
30
32
29
29
29
27
27
27
30
31
33
32
32
32
32
33
35
33
33
30
31
34
32
31
33
35
32
33
32
29
30
30
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
198
191
188
184
184
181
141
178
175
141
131
90
80
90
89
65
64
62
61
306
421
306
310
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
66
66
40
63
79
107
136
174
104
103
100
95
91
88
125
88
113
113
206
60
58
57
39
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
5
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
15
17
17
17
17
17
4
13
50
49
109
152
111
80
85
110
68
127
109
91
88
55
55
111
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.2
W
5
0.3
W
5
Energy kJ
3
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
105
14
0
0
0
0
0
2
10
29
0
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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