Surf Forecast Surf Report

Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 19 May 2025 CST
Forecast update in 11 min 09 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
85.6°F
(Which is 2.0°F warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 6AM is: 4ft 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2ft 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

Updates in 11 min 09 s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
1.5
SW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5.5
SSW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313141514141313141313121220121919191818181717161616161616161616161616161616161616161616151515151617181818171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)31230337853654344343131731239529022929221320830638472350246571178177284477683482391789488388389497611011115111512391239127112551239123912551373119396783883891387111241837108188711651338132112301214756
Wind
(mph)
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
SW
5
WSW
5
E
5
E
5
N
0
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
N
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
onglassoffoffglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassoffglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
offoffoffoffglassglassoncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (ft)
7:58AM
6.63
8:10PM
6.56
8:55AM
6.86
9:14PM
6.46
9:55AM
7.22
10:21PM
6.56
10:54AM
7.64
11:26PM
6.76
11:52AM
8.1
12:28AM
7.09
12:48PM
8.53
1:25AM
7.45
1:42PM
8.83
2:19AM
7.71
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
1:35AM
1.77
2:04PM
2.4
2:28AM
1.84
3:10PM
2.26
3:27AM
1.84
4:17PM
1.97
4:28AM
1.71
5:21PM
1.48
5:29AM
1.44
6:21PM
0.95
6:27AM
1.12
7:16PM
0.46
7:24AM
0.82
8:09PM
0.07
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise---5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------5:59-------5:59-------5:59-------5:59-----
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Rain (in)
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Temp. °F818181818484848282818181848684828281818184868482828181818284828181797979848482828181797984848277777979798284828179777777
Feels °F (?)888890909390909090909090939388889088909091939188918890889091889088868886919190918890888691918884848686889090888686828484
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