Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
29.8°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 9PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
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)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1431
1412
1394
1163
1147
1133
1118
1088
1059
701
869
869
869
711
784
918
980
993
883
791
691
589
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:14PM0.64m
7:47AM0.87m
8:04PM0.68m
8:25AM0.80m
8:56PM0.70m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.12m
1:10AM0.05m
2:08PM0.12m
2:00AM0.11m
2:45PM0.13m
2:53AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
30
30
31
30
28
31
32
31
31
30
31
30
31
31
33
31
31
30
31
31
31
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