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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 7AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
170 | 172 | 240 | 237 | 227 | 273 | 341 | 337 | 357 | 353 | 308 | 309 | 305 | 276 | 276 | 269 | 289 | 226 | 219 | 206 | 269 | 441 | 429 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:32AM2.11m | 10:58PM2.01m | 11:35AM2.17m | 00:02AM2.03m | 12:29PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.53m | 4:50PM0.63m | 5:12AM0.55m | 5:55PM0.56m | 6:09AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 145 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 133 | 341 | 337 | 357 | 353 | 308 | 309 | 305 | 276 | 276 | 269 | 289 | 226 | 201 | 198 | 151 | 441 | 429 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 172 | 240 | 237 | 227 | 273 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 116 | 69 | 52 | 31 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 206 | 269 | 56 | 61 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 103 | 158 | 153 | 219 | 83 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
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