Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 26 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
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 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
337
357
353
308
309
305
276
276
269
289
226
219
206
269
441
429
397
376
371
423
411
394
372
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
10:58PM2.01m
11:35AM2.17m
00:02AM2.03m
12:29PM2.25m
00:57AM2.07m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.63m
5:12AM0.55m
5:55PM0.56m
6:09AM0.53m
6:50PM0.48m
6:59AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
5:26
5:26
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5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
31
30
29
28
28
27
26
29
32
30
32
32
32
31
31
32
32
32
32
31
32
31
32
32
32
31
32
31
32
31
29
29
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
Energy kJ
341
337
357
353
308
309
305
276
276
269
289
226
201
198
151
441
429
397
376
371
423
411
394
372
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
8
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
17
Energy kJ
128
126
126
116
69
52
31
49
110
33
90
90
85
206
269
56
80
53
52
50
25
25
25
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
W
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
7
14
14
3
31
23
39
38
15
103
158
153
219
83
60
20
20
1
25
25
10
10
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
10
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
10
0
0
0
0
0
2
10
105
0
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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