Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 9AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 574 | 566 | 543 | 485 | 471 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 304 | 308 | 280 | 288 | 120 | 126 | 238 | 200 | 175 | 175 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22AM0.81m | 7:56PM0.62m | 9:05AM0.82m | 8:32PM0.58m | 9:45AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.06m | 2:30PM0.26m | 2:09AM0.05m | 3:18PM0.28m | 2:41AM0.06m | 4:04PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 574 | 566 | 543 | 485 | 471 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 304 | 308 | 280 | 288 | 120 | 126 | 238 | 200 | 175 | 175 | 108 | 96 | 94 | 64 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 |
| kJ | 280 | 215 | 206 | 196 | 202 | 161 | 161 | 156 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 112 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 36 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 103 | 75 | 38 | 15 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 28 | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 763 | 455 | 467 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 763 | 339 | 175 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 768 | 285 | 96 |
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