Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 313 | 304 | 249 | 295 | 227 | 187 | 299 | 299 | 212 | 384 | 376 | 368 | 396 | 465 | 719 | 711 | 895 | 874 | 844 | 1110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52AM0.85m | 8:45PM0.64m | 9:32AM0.78m | 9:37PM0.65m | 10:13AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.19m | 2:52AM0.07m | 3:44PM0.21m | 3:43AM0.16m | 4:25PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 168 | 313 | 133 | 249 | 130 | 130 | 123 | 299 | 299 | 212 | 238 | 234 | 227 | 281 | 465 | 719 | 711 | 895 | 874 | 844 | 1110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 9 | SE 6 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 |
| kJ | 363 | 132 | 304 | 99 | 295 | 227 | 187 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 74 | 368 | 396 | 81 | 42 | 65 | 127 | 121 | 144 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 65 | 24 | 21 | 34 | 384 | 376 | 89 | 83 | 149 | 89 | 83 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 43 | 69 | 60 | 42 | 51 | 13 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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