Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 CST
Forecast 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
28.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (09 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (09 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131314131414141413131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20718718718718418918720420720720118717817617317016211911711311311311179
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
2.40
6:26AM
2.35
7:06PM
2.33
7:20AM
2.18
8:00PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.08
12:20AM
0.36
12:45PM
0.22
1:17AM
0.48
1:37PM
0.37
2:16AM
0.59
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise5:48------5:48-------5:48-------5:50
Sunset--5:21-------5:22-------5:22-----
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C272828262624242326292826252524242729292725242423
Feels °C (?)303132303026262427313029282826262830323028262625
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