Raps Surf Forecast

/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /

Costa Rica (96 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 CST

Forecast 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 27.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 12PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (18 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (18 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s

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

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	Tuesday 18							Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Fri 21
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	91	91	91	90	124	121	113	139	106	174	104	104	104	169	167	162	158	151	116	88	87	85	96	93
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	SE	S	S	SE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	N	WSW	SW	SSE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	off	off	off	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	1:03AM 2.24				1:36PM 2.02				1:42AM 2.29				2:15PM 2.07				2:20AM 2.32				2:53PM 2.10
Low Tide / height (m)			7:29AM 0.43				7:31PM 0.57				8:07AM 0.35				8:10PM 0.53				8:44AM 0.30				8:48PM 0.49

	Tuesday 18							Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Fri 21
Sunrise	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	24	27	28	28	26	26	25	24	24	26	28	29	26	25	24	23	24	26	28	26	26	25	25
Feels °C (?)	26	26	29	31	31	30	31	28	26	26	29	31	33	29	29	27	26	27	29	32	28	30	29	29

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