Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 10 Dec 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
28.3° 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 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (10 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (10 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212121212121212111111777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207207201187178176173170162119117113113113111797069666564645759
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
SW
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
2.35
7:06PM
2.33
7:20AM
2.18
8:00PM
2.25
8:17AM
2.03
8:55PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
0.22
1:17AM
0.48
1:37PM
0.37
2:16AM
0.59
2:30PM
0.51
3:18AM
0.65
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunrise5:48------5:48-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--5:22-------5:22-------5:22-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272929272624242427292927252423232729282626252424
Feels °C (?)283232303026262627303131272625252832312929282727
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