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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 12PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
246 | 152 | 154 | 152 | 164 | 211 | 314 | 310 | 427 | 251 | 251 | 206 | 306 | 254 | 302 | 284 | 266 | 218 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 322 | 318 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.45m | 4:32PM2.70m | 5:09AM2.44m | 5:25PM2.59m | 6:03AM2.40m | 6:19PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.13m | 10:55PM-0.05m | 11:11AM0.19m | 11:47PM0.03m | 12:08PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
29 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 246 | 106 | 124 | 103 | 164 | 211 | 314 | 310 | 427 | 251 | 251 | 206 | 306 | 254 | 302 | 284 | 266 | 218 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 322 | 318 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 186 | 74 | 74 | 16 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 83 | 136 | 126 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 30 | 15 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 152 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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