Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 12PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131313121212121212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)763752742721724580563563475475475372396390294210248195220220224298273312
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
N
20
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
2.25
4:52PM
2.40
5:18AM
2.17
5:28PM
2.31
5:56AM
2.06
6:06PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
0.36
11:11PM
0.27
11:17AM
0.44
11:48PM
0.36
11:54AM
0.54
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:37------
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:52---
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1----------------------1
Temp. °C262630333130292826253033312928272625303230292928
Feels °C (?)282728353232323128272934313030292827303431313231
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