Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 11PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151515141414141818181717161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)547671644627610610557378401390333329516404390823803679721574558669660549
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
2.49
2:14AM
2.30
2:30PM
2.64
2:59AM
2.39
3:15PM
2.73
3:44AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.22
8:14AM
0.25
8:51PM
0.07
8:59AM
0.16
9:36PM
-0.02
9:44AM
0.11
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:31-------5:30--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-------32--
Temp. °C312928272625303130292828272630313029282826272930
Feels °C (?)323029282726303131313031312931313131303130313130
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