Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 367 | 367 | 327 | 465 | 465 | 327 | 192 | 305 | 395 | 469 | 475 | 475 | 395 | 278 | 271 | 211 | 261 | 258 | 258 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:19AM0.76m | 9:22PM0.50m | 10:56AM0.73m | 9:46PM0.48m | 11:37AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.32m | 3:34AM0.09m | 5:10PM0.36m | 4:06AM0.13m | 5:57PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 206 | 367 | 367 | 282 | 265 | 209 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 395 | 469 | 475 | 475 | 395 | 278 | 271 | 211 | 261 | 258 | 258 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 286 | 214 | 180 | 136 | 465 | 465 | 189 | 192 | 192 | 189 | 183 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SW 17 | W 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | WNW 4 | W 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 327 | 323 | 258 | 327 | 102 | 100 | 327 | 107 | 305 | 31 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 14 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 18 | 50 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 485 | 773 | 194 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
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