Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 CST
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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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raps today?

The current surf forecast for Raps at 11PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818171716161516161515151514141414181818171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)459459352528711742733350547671644627610610557378401390333329516404737823
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
15
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:31-------5:31--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C302928272525303330292927262530323028282727263031
Feels °C (?)313129282626293530313029272629323029303030293231
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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