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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 132 | 106 | 109 | 80 | 82 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 84 | 83 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 122 | 119 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross | cross | glass | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:56AM 2.06 | 12:17AM 2.51 | 12:55PM 2.17 | 1:13AM 2.63 | 1:51PM 2.29 | 2:07AM 2.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:55PM 0.43 | 6:47AM 0.22 | 6:53PM 0.32 | 7:41AM 0.07 | 7:49PM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
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