Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 7AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 243 | 243 | 366 | 375 | 222 | 181 | 232 | 236 | 260 | 575 | 499 | 587 | 580 | 580 | 655 | 655 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35AM0.65m | 5:45PM0.75m | 6:39AM0.73m | 6:33PM0.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.16m | 11:30AM0.20m | 00:13AM0.11m | 12:37PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 222 | 222 | 151 | 239 | 375 | 192 | 147 | 232 | 236 | 260 | 394 | 499 | 587 | 580 | 580 | 655 | 655 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 243 | 243 | 366 | 147 | 222 | 32 | 129 | 161 | 203 | 575 | 228 | 166 | 154 | 340 | 272 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 19 | SE 9 | S 14 | WSW 11 | S 14 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 150 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 24 | 33 | 181 | 106 | 104 | 177 | 23 | 99 | 100 | 89 | 26 | 114 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 424 | 194 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 455 | 96 | 96 |
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