Raps Surf Forecast

/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /

Costa Rica (96 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Raps surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 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 28.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Raps this week:

The surf forecast for Raps over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 15) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Raps in the next 12 days are 1.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 17) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	3AM (Wed 15th Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m) 13s
Best Surf	12AM (Fri 17th Oct)	6ft (1.9m) 7s
Most Powerful	6PM (Fri 17th Oct)	4ft (1.2m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Raps over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tue 21
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	3	1	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	18	7	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	13	14	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	205	122	116	114	69	249	344	387	683	691	649	616	631	568	476	412	239	212	272	293	297
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNE	W	S	NW	WSW	NNE	SE	SSW	NW	SSW	WSW	NNW	NE	WSW	NNE	NE	SW	NE	NE	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		9:14AM 2.05		10:04PM 2.00	10:29AM 1.99		11:14PM 2.05	11:38AM 2.00		12:12AM 2.13		12:35PM 2.05	12:59AM 2.23		1:23PM 2.11	1:39AM 2.31		2:04PM 2.16	2:15AM 2.37		2:41PM 2.20
Low Tide / height (m)	3:00AM 0.64		3:41PM 0.55		4:18AM 0.69	4:51PM 0.58		5:29AM 0.65	5:52PM 0.56		6:28AM 0.57		6:42PM 0.53	7:16AM 0.47		7:26PM 0.48	7:57AM 0.38		8:04PM 0.44	8:34AM 0.30

		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tue 21
Sunrise	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-
Sunset	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22

Rain (mm)	32	2	4	7	2	2	11	5	2	8	4	1	5	2	5	4	1	5	10	2	8
Temp. °C	24	27	26	25	27	27	26	27	27	26	27	27	26	27	27	26	28	27	26	28	27
Feels °C (?)	28	30	29	29	31	30	30	30	29	30	30	30	30	32	31	31	32	31	31	33	32

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guanacaste

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Raps (light winds from the E at Juan Santamaria Airport 175 km from Raps). 0.7m 8s swell from the WSW with a 0.6m 11s groundswell from the SW and a 0.5m 9s swell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 42 minutes ago Raps

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Information about the Raps Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Raps provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Raps can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Raps surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Raps) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Raps may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Raps is 39 km (24 miles) from Nicoya. If you plan a holiday in Guanacaste, look for hotels and other accommodation in Nicoya. Nicoya has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.