Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

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

How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
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
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SW
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
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616151616151515151414141418181817171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)711742733350547671644627610610557378401390333329516404390823803679721604
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
5
NE
15
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
2.18
1:46PM
2.49
2:14AM
2.30
2:30PM
2.64
2:59AM
2.39
3:15PM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.38
8:06PM
0.22
8:14AM
0.25
8:51PM
0.07
8:59AM
0.16
9:36PM
-0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-5:31-------5:31-------5:31------
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C262531333029292725253032302928282726303130292828
Feels °C (?)272629353030302826252933303130303028313230312930
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