Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
30.8°C
1.1° 

Rio Papagayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
4
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
183
178
174
171
171
171
207
316
316
316
594
271
326
330
371
976
1336
1615
1615
1179
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:25PM0.65m
11:12PM0.45m
1:23PM0.61m
1:01AM0.45m
2:34PM0.58m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.40m
5:37AM0.25m
8:21PM0.39m
7:08AM0.31m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
2
2
10
2
Temp °C
28
31
31
30
29
28
27
26
28
31
31
30
28
26
25
26
27
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
32
33
32
33
33
33
32
30
33
34
33
33
32
30
29
30
31
32
32
32
32
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