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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
30.0° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 594 | 487 | 521 | 515 | 661 | 661 | 567 | 560 | 496 | 483 | 471 | 459 | 441 | 365 | 309 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 264 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33PM 1.96 | 8:15AM 1.76 | 8:29PM 1.87 | 9:19AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:01AM 0.69 | 2:12PM 0.86 | 2:59AM 0.76 | 3:20PM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 |
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