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Rio Papagayo surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 CST
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Rio Papagayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
28.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SE
0.2
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111111106166651212131415151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)814747474730303030292715251010101515162121212249
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
0.57
10:01PM
0.79
9:10AM
0.52
10:40PM
0.78
9:36AM
0.48
11:22PM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
0.08
4:17AM
0.33
3:20PM
0.08
5:05AM
0.35
3:49PM
0.08
5:58AM
0.37
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:22-------6:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252828272625242325282827262524232527282726252424
Feels °C (?)252827272828262426292928292827252729292829282626
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