Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 CST
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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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151918181817171616151616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318314310291322318314305459459352528711742733350547671644627610610557378
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
0
SE
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
5
NNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:31-------5:31--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C333128272626313230292827252530323028282726253031
Feels °C (?)343227272626303431313029262628333029302929273131
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