Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 3PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1543 | 1575 | 1469 | 1321 | 1647 | 1667 | 1647 | 1626 | 1772 | 1606 | 1586 | 1566 | 1379 | 1309 | 1193 | 1052 | 1038 | 1024 | 1024 | 911 | 911 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18AM0.83m | 7:19PM0.53m | 7:49AM0.80m | 7:48PM0.54m | 8:17AM0.76m | 8:17PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.17m | 00:59AM0.11m | 2:13PM0.20m | 1:29AM0.13m | 2:37PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1543 | 1575 | 1469 | 1321 | 1647 | 1667 | 1647 | 1626 | 1772 | 1606 | 1586 | 1566 | 1379 | 1309 | 1193 | 1052 | 1038 | 1024 | 1024 | 911 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 331 | 226 | 172 | 100 | 196 | 138 | 169 | 220 | 211 | 201 | 155 | 152 | 123 | 96 | 69 | 68 | 51 | 49 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 45 | 167 | 84 | 66 | 50 | 47 | — | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 424 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 424 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 14 | 0 |
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