Rio Papagayo Surf Break
Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rio Papagayo

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.0° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 1AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (06 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
22
1.2
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
21
1.8
SSW
21
1.9
SSW
20
2
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1970
1924
1614
1575
1555
1536
1517
1273
1257
1257
967
851
1001
791
606
443
395
816
1230
1966
2704
2684
3026
3688
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
S
5
S
0
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:30PM0.77m
7:03AM0.50m
6:58PM0.73m
7:39AM0.54m
7:22PM0.69m
8:14AM0.60m
Low Tide
1:14AM0.20m
12:17PM0.25m
1:35AM0.20m
12:59PM0.28m
1:53AM0.20m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:08
7:09
7:09
 mm
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
4
3
3
4
6
9
11
33
Temp °C
31
30
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
25
Feels °C
33
33
33
33
31
31
32
33
32
33
33
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
28
27
26
24
26
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSW
21
1.9
SSW
20
2
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
1970
1924
1614
1575
1555
1536
1517
1273
1257
1257
967
851
1001
791
606
165
146
173
202
289
2704
2684
3026
3688
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
21
0.6
SW
15
1.8
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
170
167
167
165
121
116
106
100
63
89
87
78
65
180
190
443
395
390
1230
1966
134
383
263
314
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SW
6
0.5
S
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.5
W
5
0.6
SW
14
0.6
W
6
0.9
W
6
Energy kJ
10
10
13
14
13
13
12
188
132
11
109
246
314
288
816
347
413
12
164
24
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.6
S
6
0.2
NNW
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
SSE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
24
5
107
302
464
545
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
768
768
0
0
0
0
0
124
194
29
0
0
0
0
0
31
31
0
96
96
96
96
140
155
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
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