Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 10PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1652 | 1611 | 1498 | 1650 | 1498 | 1498 | 1479 | 1460 | 1225 | 1162 | 1117 | 974 | 911 | 911 | 807 | 796 | 845 | 732 | 638 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:28PM0.57m | 8:40AM0.91m | 8:03PM0.59m | 9:21AM0.89m | 8:43PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.23m | 1:38AM-0.04m | 2:56PM0.24m | 2:18AM-0.05m | 3:33PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1652 | 1611 | 1498 | 1650 | 1498 | 1498 | 1479 | 1460 | 1225 | 1162 | 1117 | 974 | 911 | 911 | 807 | 796 | 845 | 732 | 638 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 144 | 178 | 223 | 181 | 184 | 188 | 184 | 143 | 143 | 138 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SE 6 | W 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | S 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 40 | 42 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 763 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 473 | 473 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 764 | 422 | 14 |
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