Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.1° C
1.6° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
602
334
330
325
487
460
347
342
342
303
497
516
411
307
265
265
316
319
319
297
252
153
136
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:54AM0.89m
10:40PM0.50m
12:53PM0.88m
11:49PM0.49m
1:54PM0.86m
1:13AM0.49m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.36m
5:16AM-0.04m
7:36PM0.34m
6:21AM-0.00m
8:42PM0.31m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
3
3
6
4
1
1
3
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
30
30
27
25
24
25
25
26
29
29
29
27
26
26
25
27
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
34
32
32
27
27
28
29
30
33
33
33
32
30
30
28
31
34
33
32
32
31
30
30
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