Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 1AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 803 | 803 | 906 | 894 | 871 | 930 | 704 | 685 | 614 | 553 | 459 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 336 | 276 | 261 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:40PM0.65m | 1:09AM0.59m | 1:54PM0.60m | 2:51AM0.64m | 3:14PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.30m | 7:36AM0.28m | 8:21PM0.28m | 9:26AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 803 | 803 | 906 | 894 | 871 | 930 | 704 | 685 | 614 | 553 | 459 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 336 | 276 | 261 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WNW 9 | SE 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | W 5 | W 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 96 | 59 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 36 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | WNW 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 18 | 154 | 80 | 80 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 27 | — | — | 27 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 22 | — | 12 | 19 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 321 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 467 | 482 | 175 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 467 | 239 | 14 |
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