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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 28 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
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 8AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | |
376 | 371 | 366 | 417 | 394 | 372 | 372 | 355 | 286 | 178 | 178 | 286 | 243 | 180 | 180 | 83 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 102 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.07m | 1:14PM2.31m | 1:43AM2.12m | 1:55PM2.37m | 2:24AM2.16m | 2:33PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.51m | 7:36PM0.39m | 7:42AM0.47m | 8:17PM0.31m | 8:22AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — |
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Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 376 | 371 | 366 | 417 | 394 | 372 | 372 | 355 | 286 | 178 | 178 | 286 | 243 | 180 | 180 | 66 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 102 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 68 | 64 | 21 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 83 | 86 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 81 | 51 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 5 | WNW 17 | WNW 14 | S 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 59 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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