Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 5PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 1390 | 698 | 826 | 1119 | 1119 | 2440 | 1187 | 2042 | 1960 | 1960 | 1728 | 1144 | 1452 | 673 | 441 | 388 | 535 | 527 | 488 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54AM0.54m | 11:20PM0.62m | 10:28AM0.48m | 00:43AM0.67m | 11:33AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.26m | 5:41AM0.39m | 4:56PM0.25m | 8:07AM0.39m | 6:00PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 581 | 1390 | 698 | 826 | 867 | 1119 | 2440 | 1187 | 2042 | 1960 | 1960 | 1728 | 1144 | 1452 | 673 | 441 | 388 | 535 | 527 | 363 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | W 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 15 | SSW 14 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | SE 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 4 | 405 | 405 | 472 | 405 | 4 | 594 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 493 | 3 | 3 | 194 | 209 | 198 | 106 | 249 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | W 15 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | W 14 | — | — | NW 13 | — | W 13 | — | NW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 4 | 110 | 162 | 160 | 104 | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 321 | 229 | 14 | 194 | 215 | 219 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | NE 3 | E 8 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1119 | 2 | 1543 | 183 | 131 | 97 | — | 4 | 1 | 78 | 291 | 15 | 33 | 171 | 221 | 488 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 31 | 96 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 183 | 96 | 234 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 28 | 28 | 175 | 285 | 96 | 96 |
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