Rio Papagayo Surf Break
Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rio Papagayo

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.0° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 4AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (09 Jun)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (09 Jun)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3510
3291
3253
3480
3179
2895
2598
2058
1826
1982
1803
1803
1571
1411
1376
1074
800
911
789
687
687
687
687
687
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
WNW
10
W
10
NE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:43PM0.64m
8:52AM0.66m
8:05PM0.60m
9:35AM0.72m
8:33PM0.55m
10:25AM0.78m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.18m
2:37PM0.33m
2:34AM0.14m
3:36PM0.36m
3:04AM0.09m
4:44PM0.37m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:09
7:10
 mm
4
8
9
7
2
4
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
25
27
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
27
27
28
26
28
30
32
32
30
30
28
31
32
31
30
30
30
29
29
30
31
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3510
3291
3253
3480
3179
2895
2598
2058
1826
1982
1803
1803
1571
1411
1376
1074
800
911
789
687
687
687
687
687
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SW
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
Energy kJ
111
82
61
47
82
100
77
81
78
39
38
27
26
33
25
17
27
16
47
41
40
37
36
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.1
S
22
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SW
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
75
39
45
75
46
46
44
43
41
31
32
33
9
2
1
16
1
38
75
75
75
75
149
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
8
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
Energy kJ
138
25
22
9
10
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
29
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
335
372
350
34
14
0
0
14
212
285
297
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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