Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 10PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 955 | 829 | 807 | 923 | 1068 | 1044 | 964 | 1159 | 2089 | 2041 | 1900 | 1832 | 1692 | 1517 | 1517 | 1498 | 1498 | 1498 | 1257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:54PM0.46m | 3:53AM0.76m | 4:06PM0.46m | 4:45AM0.80m | 4:58PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.23m | 10:56AM0.25m | 9:43PM0.20m | 11:40AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 772 | 607 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 785 | 924 | 1159 | 2089 | 2041 | 1900 | 1832 | 1692 | 1517 | 1517 | 1498 | 1498 | 1498 | 1257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | W 8 | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 955 | 829 | 317 | 923 | 1068 | 1044 | 964 | 606 | 66 | 23 | 81 | 79 | 56 | 39 | 34 | 20 | 52 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 7 | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 490 | 657 | 766 | 188 | 129 | 91 | 66 | 66 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 455 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 422 | 467 | 14 |
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