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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 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 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 4AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 198 | 198 | 414 | 375 | 375 | 522 | 516 | 516 | 505 | 573 | 521 | 581 | 661 | 661 | 567 | 496 | 496 | 483 | 471 | 459 | 441 | 429 | 309 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:47PM 2.07 | 7:21AM 1.84 | 7:33PM 1.96 | 8:15AM 1.76 | 8:29PM 1.87 | 9:19AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:11AM 0.59 | 1:17PM 0.77 | 2:01AM 0.69 | 2:12PM 0.86 | 2:59AM 0.76 | 3:20PM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
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