Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 6AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5407 | 6538 | 6487 | 5352 | 4539 | 3077 | 5265 | 5841 | 4611 | 4022 | 3645 | 2656 | 1681 | 885 | 831 | 363 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:26PM0.52m | 10:33AM0.65m | 10:06PM0.52m | 11:09AM0.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.19m | 4:39PM0.34m | 4:15AM0.26m | 5:18PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 5407 | 6538 | 6487 | 5352 | 4539 | 3077 | 5265 | 5841 | 4611 | 4022 | 3645 | 2656 | 1681 | 885 | 831 | 363 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 21 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 623 | 696 | — | — | — | 18 | 80 | 366 | 121 | 313 | 131 | 350 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 361 | 18 | 355 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 245 | 756 | 245 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 28 | 756 | 455 | 245 | 0 |
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