Rio Papagayo surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 CST
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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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
3
2
3
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)161616161615151815171414141614141413141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254330330251322291428222272220260320267710449456384212472458352342277277
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
0.61
11:34PM
0.61
12:17PM
0.61
12:35AM
0.54
1:50PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58AM
0.26
5:09PM
0.25
5:48AM
0.28
6:41PM
0.33
6:53AM
0.29
8:49PM
0.34
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--6:35-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:51-------6:51-------6:51--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252527303028272625252729292827262424262929272625
Feels °C (?)272728292927282827262929282728282626283028262727
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