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Rio Papagayo surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rio Papagayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
30.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today?
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | |
314 | 314 | 314 | 255 | 214 | 246 | 207 | 208 | 208 | 309 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 322 | 344 | 358 | 416 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 362 | 340 | 376 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:29PM0.91m | 6:45AM0.64m | 7:12PM0.86m | 7:41AM0.68m | 7:53PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.03m | 1:00AM0.11m | 12:37PM0.07m | 1:39AM0.10m | 1:32PM0.14m | 2:17AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | 7:05 |
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Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 314 | 314 | 314 | 255 | 214 | 167 | 164 | 208 | 208 | 309 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 322 | 344 | 358 | 416 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 362 | 340 | 305 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSW 21 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 107 | 77 | 74 | 152 | 207 | 246 | 207 | 152 | 150 | 57 | 82 | 80 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 42 | 21 | 33 | 181 | 376 | 372 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 4 | SW 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 37 | 21 | 68 | 66 | 46 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 4 | SSW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 48 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 764 | 768 | 764 | 235 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 764 | 764 | 335 | 194 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 763 | 770 | 285 | 183 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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