Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
30.9° C

1.5°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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 4AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (24 Jun)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1551
1497
1425
1373
1273
1257
1257
1241
1112
1112
1112
1112
1069
863
721
874
840
534
1352
1367
568
817
1120
1235
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:51PM0.60m
10:13AM0.78m
9:27PM0.53m
10:59AM0.78m
10:02PM0.48m
11:44AM0.77m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.09m
4:31PM0.33m
3:40AM0.10m
5:33PM0.35m
4:12AM0.11m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:14
7:14
 mm
3
1
3
7
2
1
Temp °C
29
27
26
26
27
30
31
29
28
27
24
25
27
30
30
30
28
26
26
26
27
30
30
29
Feels °C
34
31
29
28
30
33
33
31
31
32
27
28
31
34
33
34
32
30
30
30
31
34
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
1551
1497
1425
1373
1273
1257
1257
1241
1112
1112
1112
1112
1069
863
721
874
840
431
1352
1367
568
817
1120
1235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.9
SSW
18
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
61
57
80
79
65
62
62
74
74
76
57
42
44
44
329
43
33
534
45
70
547
352
62
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SW
20
0.6
S
8
0.5
SW
20
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
3
2
2
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
8
97
42
188
11
33
21
4
54
51
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.5
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
14
424
455
34
0
0
0
0
0
764
175
0
0
0
0
0
0
763
285
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Rating
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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4
4
4
4
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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