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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 906 | 773 | 754 | 715 | 687 | 543 | 529 | 521 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 425 | 395 | 384 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 295 | 312 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:37PM 2.61 | 6:12AM 2.32 | 6:31PM 2.46 | 7:09AM 2.22 | 7:29PM 2.29 | 8:13AM 2.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:00AM 0.08 | 12:16PM 0.30 | 12:54AM 0.21 | 1:15PM 0.43 | 1:54AM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
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