Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 857 | 742 | 732 | 834 | 834 | 722 | 678 | 668 | 569 | 561 | 609 | 777 | 887 | 887 | 877 | 837 | 770 | 643 | 742 | 742 | 1029 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:43AM0.72m | 8:47PM0.55m | 9:07AM0.67m | 9:23PM0.57m | 9:29AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.24m | 2:33AM0.22m | 3:21PM0.26m | 3:13AM0.28m | 3:45PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 857 | 742 | 732 | 834 | 834 | 722 | 678 | 668 | 569 | 561 | 553 | 467 | 887 | 887 | 877 | 837 | 770 | 643 | 742 | 742 | 1029 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 272 | 336 | 590 | 432 | 539 | 517 | 609 | 777 | 460 | 379 | 269 | 269 | 215 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSE 8 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 11 | 113 | 89 | 23 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 50 | 65 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 124 | 31 |
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