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Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raps today?
The current surf forecast for Raps at 7PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
286 | 219 | 209 | 157 | 214 | 260 | 372 | 388 | 256 | 395 | 350 | 703 | 905 | 905 | 817 | 679 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 691 | 587 | 587 | 367 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.91m | 7:05PM1.99m | 7:48AM1.88m | 7:55PM1.91m | 8:41AM1.89m | 8:52PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.76m | 1:28AM0.61m | 1:47PM0.83m | 2:17AM0.68m | 2:47PM0.85m | 3:10AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
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Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
32 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 286 | 219 | 136 | 138 | 146 | 260 | 372 | 388 | 256 | 395 | 322 | 703 | 905 | 905 | 817 | 679 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 691 | 587 | 587 | 367 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 138 | 121 | 121 | 138 | 117 | 141 | 139 | 214 | 236 | 350 | 232 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 205 | 91 | 173 | 155 | 155 | 146 | 146 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | NW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 89 | 157 | 209 | 157 | 214 | 138 | 111 | 144 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | — | — | — | 54 | 37 | 96 | 96 | — | 7 | 20 | 87 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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