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Rio Papagayo surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
28.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
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
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121215121512131313111118181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170161141158156156154149133131115838282160173176135706411912312380
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58AM
0.61
8:08PM
0.81
7:28AM
0.59
8:48PM
0.86
8:01AM
0.58
9:31PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
0.08
2:15AM
0.28
1:45PM
0.02
3:01AM
0.29
2:21PM
-0.03
3:46AM
0.30
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252828272625242325272827262524242629282726252424
Feels °C (?)283028282828272528293030292926272931282828282727
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