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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 02 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
30.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
198 | 191 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 141 | 178 | 175 | 141 | 131 | 152 | 111 | 90 | 125 | 110 | 113 | 127 | 206 | 306 | 421 | 306 | 310 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:10PM2.40m | 3:40AM2.18m | 3:47PM2.38m | 4:17AM2.16m | 4:24PM2.33m | 4:55AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.23m | 9:37AM0.42m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:14AM0.45m | 10:45PM0.29m | 10:52AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 198 | 191 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 141 | 178 | 175 | 141 | 131 | 90 | 80 | 90 | 89 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 306 | 421 | 306 | 310 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 40 | 63 | 79 | 107 | 136 | 174 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 125 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 206 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 5 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 109 | 152 | 111 | 80 | 85 | 110 | 68 | 127 | 109 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 55 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 105 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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