Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 5AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
3
2
3
2
3
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1172
1144
1129
1115
1115
1101
1101
1087
939
795
685
685
685
623
623
614
606
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:18AM0.64m
4:35PM0.67m
5:30AM0.72m
5:31PM0.65m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.23m
10:28AM0.24m
11:00PM0.17m
11:41AM0.24m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
 mm
4
16
4
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
29
31
32
30
29
28
27
26
27
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
34
33
32
31
34
33
34
32
33
32
32
30
30
34
33
33
32
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