Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.0° C

1.6°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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 1AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1327
1327
1074
802
581
651
728
728
823
897
897
886
595
565
600
594
891
1164
1179
1194
1194
1194
1164
927
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
4:24PM0.90m
4:25AM0.54m
5:16PM0.88m
5:37AM0.61m
6:05PM0.84m
6:42AM0.67m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.20m
10:23AM0.07m
11:53PM0.15m
11:29AM0.11m
00:36AM0.11m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:13
7:13
7:13
 mm
3
1
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
29
30
29
28
27
26
26
27
29
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
Feels °C
32
33
33
33
31
31
33
32
32
32
32
32
30
30
32
32
32
32
32
31
32
32
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
1327
1327
1074
802
581
651
728
728
823
897
897
886
595
565
600
466
891
1164
1179
1194
1194
1194
1164
927
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
17
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
210
206
206
161
156
135
130
97
242
283
279
279
275
261
404
594
316
253
239
281
277
280
276
276
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.6
SSW
20
Energy kJ
17
16
56
97
93
130
185
188
97
95
93
66
323
379
246
311
15
33
13
13
6
5
5
253
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
15
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
768
768
175
0
0
0
0
764
764
756
124
0
0
0
0
764
764
735
0
0
0
0
0
339
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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