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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 7PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
256 | 395 | 350 | 703 | 905 | 905 | 817 | 679 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 691 | 587 | 587 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 344 | 280 | 269 | 322 | 258 | 258 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.88m | 7:55PM1.91m | 8:41AM1.89m | 8:52PM1.86m | 9:37AM1.96m | 9:56PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.83m | 2:17AM0.68m | 2:47PM0.85m | 3:10AM0.70m | 3:52PM0.80m | 4:06AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
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Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 256 | 395 | 322 | 703 | 905 | 905 | 817 | 679 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 691 | 587 | 587 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 344 | 280 | 269 | 322 | 258 | 258 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 214 | 236 | 350 | 232 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 141 | 91 | 173 | 155 | 155 | 148 | 157 | 137 | 132 | 127 | 133 | 130 | 112 | 102 | 130 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | NNW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | — | — | — | 54 | 50 | 96 | 96 | — | 17 | 20 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 51 | 83 | 78 | 3 | 43 | 42 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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