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Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
1.1
W
12
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
1
SW
16
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
341
567
515
489
406
344
465
477
546
636
628
565
471
475
476
412
412
407
401
402
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:54AM0.93m
6:39PM0.57m
7:34AM0.93m
7:18PM0.61m
8:13AM0.90m
8:00PM0.63m
Low Tide
1:22PM0.17m
00:39AM-0.03m
1:56PM0.17m
1:22AM-0.03m
2:30PM0.18m
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6:28
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 mm
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
2
1
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3
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Temp °C
28
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
29
28
27
Feels °C
34
32
31
30
29
30
29
29
30
32
32
33
32
30
30
30
32
32
32
32
31
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