Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 8PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1449
1822
1376
1103
1059
1045
857
846
846
846
742
672
573
548
532
479
472
406
406
406
406
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:43PM0.56m
4:36AM0.58m
4:38PM0.55m
5:27AM0.67m
5:19PM0.54m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.34m
10:06PM0.31m
10:44AM0.32m
10:42PM0.26m
11:45AM0.29m
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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6:53
6:52
6:52
 mm
3
7
2
Temp °C
28
31
31
30
29
28
27
27
28
31
31
30
28
28
26
26
27
27
29
29
29
Feels °C
32
34
33
33
33
32
31
30
32
34
33
33
33
33
29
30
31
30
31
32
33
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