Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (13 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 10PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 576 | 665 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 674 | 619 | 602 | 585 | 577 | 577 | 494 | 494 | 487 | 474 | 421 | 342 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:49PM0.47m | 6:10AM0.82m | 6:28PM0.50m | 6:44AM0.80m | 7:04PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.17m | 11:14PM0.15m | 12:54PM0.17m | 11:53PM0.16m | 1:21PM0.17m | 00:29AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | 6:02 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 576 | 665 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 674 | 619 | 602 | 585 | 577 | 577 | 494 | 494 | 487 | 474 | 421 | 342 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 61 | 60 | 18 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 18 | S 9 | NW 13 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 51 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 194 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 743 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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