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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 CSTForecast 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 130 | 137 | 258 | 255 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 291 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 305 | 459 | 459 | 352 | 528 | 711 | 742 | 733 | 350 | 547 | 671 | 644 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
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