Rio Papagayo surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 CST
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Rio Papagayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
30.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 9PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)15151515151514141414141414141414141413131391010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145214321292129212921024943822682682712778767756649724704661499491408314370408
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.61
9:54AM
0.82
9:33PM
0.60
10:37AM
0.75
10:21PM
0.57
11:22AM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.22
3:00AM
0.01
4:06PM
0.25
3:43AM
0.08
4:48PM
0.28
4:30AM
0.17
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset-6:38-------6:37-------6:37------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11121-1-----1----1-413--
Temp. °C292827262625272929282727252527292928282626252729
Feels °C (?)323231303029313232323132292931323231313030293232
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guerrero

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Rio Papagayo (calm at Acapulco/General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport 17 km from Rio Papagayo). 1.5m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 8s swell from the SSE and a 0.4m 7s swell from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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