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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 27 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
29.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | |
289 | 226 | 219 | 206 | 269 | 441 | 429 | 397 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 417 | 394 | 372 | 384 | 355 | 286 | 178 | 178 | 286 | 243 | 180 | 180 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 12:29PM2.25m | 00:57AM2.07m | 1:14PM2.31m | 1:43AM2.12m | 1:55PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.53m | 6:50PM0.48m | 6:59AM0.51m | 7:36PM0.39m | 7:42AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
 kJ | 289 | 226 | 201 | 198 | 151 | 441 | 429 | 397 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 417 | 394 | 372 | 384 | 355 | 286 | 178 | 178 | 286 | 243 | 180 | 180 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 83 | 206 | 269 | 56 | 76 | 55 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 59 | 27 | 21 | 68 | 64 | 21 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 5 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | S 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 158 | 153 | 219 | 81 | 58 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 73 | 10 |
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