Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 7PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
853
739
811
791
693
684
770
657
640
631
623
623
547
719
659
1184
1193
1193
1449
1486
1486
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:48PM0.48m
5:43AM0.94m
5:38PM0.54m
6:26AM0.94m
6:26PM0.60m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.19m
10:39PM0.03m
12:22PM0.16m
11:31PM0.00m
12:57PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
32
30
31
31
30
30
29
31
32
32
31
31
30
30
31
31
33
33
32
32
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