Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (06 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
S
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
305
355
370
390
406
406
400
353
263
256
245
245
355
241
238
228
187
224
232
229
219
209
157
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:34AM2.04m
5:40PM2.18m
6:15AM1.97m
6:21PM2.08m
6:59AM1.91m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.35m
11:30AM0.58m
00:02AM0.44m
12:10PM0.67m
00:44AM0.53m
12:55PM0.76m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:24
5:22
5:22
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5:54
5:54
5:54
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
30
31
30
29
30
28
27
27
30
31
30
29
29
28
27
27
30
32
30
29
33
32
32
31
33
34
33
32
34
31
30
30
33
34
33
32
32
32
31
30
33
35
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
S
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
309
305
355
370
390
406
406
400
353
238
241
245
245
355
241
238
228
187
224
232
229
219
136
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
34
22
74
154
158
176
130
269
263
263
256
228
222
241
218
215
210
187
181
179
142
138
121
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.1
SW
21
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
72
73
21
21
22
104
168
58
58
56
57
55
55
17
46
20
35
20
22
97
89
157
209
157
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
10
14
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
2
78
113
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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