Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.3° C
1.9° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 12PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1054
1027
805
794
784
674
674
665
665
665
665
674
702
848
848
784
619
610
716
766
806
806
434
545
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
ESE
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:25AM0.81m
8:20PM0.53m
10:10AM0.86m
8:58PM0.52m
11:00AM0.88m
9:44PM0.51m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.06m
3:38PM0.34m
2:48AM0.01m
4:31PM0.35m
3:30AM-0.03m
5:28PM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
37
19
1
Temp °C
27
26
28
31
31
30
29
28
27
27
29
31
31
31
29
23
23
25
28
30
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
31
29
31
34
33
32
33
33
32
31
34
34
33
34
33
25
24
26
33
34
34
33
32
34
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