Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
132
130
130
164
162
116
142
173
208
214
286
286
214
276
352
480
622
559
545
539
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:50AM0.79m
7:10PM0.56m
8:26AM0.84m
7:39PM0.55m
9:05AM0.88m
8:11PM0.55m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.29m
1:22AM0.05m
2:41PM0.29m
1:55AM-0.01m
3:21PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
2
3
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
28
31
31
30
28
26
26
25
27
30
31
30
28
26
25
25
26
29
30
29
29
Feels °C
32
34
33
33
32
29
29
28
30
33
33
33
33
29
28
28
30
33
32
32
33
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