Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
123
145
113
113
180
178
325
357
134
159
124
99
154
151
113
103
98
98
129
75
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:43PM0.62m
6:39AM0.64m
6:15PM0.60m
7:15AM0.72m
6:43PM0.57m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.31m
00:03AM0.22m
12:30PM0.30m
00:27AM0.17m
1:18PM0.29m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:08
 mm
2
1
1
6
3
Temp °C
27
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
27
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
34
32
31
31
31
30
30
33
34
33
34
32
33
32
32
33
30
31
32
33
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