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Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
29.9°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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
538
456
691
450
397
441
397
749
568
515
561
561
553
553
538
493
368
273
274
281
295
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:53PM0.71m
9:43AM0.63m
10:54PM0.71m
10:26AM0.54m
00:02AM0.72m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.14m
3:52AM0.27m
4:00PM0.16m
5:09AM0.34m
4:42PM0.18m
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clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
32
31
31
32
32
30
32
32
30
31
30
31
32
30
32
33
32
32
31
30
31
29
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