Rio Papagayo Surf Break
Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rio Papagayo

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.0° C

1.8°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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 5AM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)6ft (1.9m)18s
Afternoon (04 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (04 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)18s

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 31°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1863
1996
2042
2042
2212
2212
2417
2187
2336
2089
2065
2041
2041
2017
1970
1756
1614
1575
1555
1536
1517
1356
1257
1257
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SW
0
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:39AM0.43m
5:57PM0.78m
6:23AM0.46m
6:30PM0.77m
7:03AM0.50m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.21m
10:51AM0.20m
00:49AM0.20m
11:34AM0.22m
1:14AM0.20m
12:17PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:08
7:08
 mm
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
30
31
31
30
29
28
27
27
28
29
30
29
29
27
27
27
29
30
31
30
Feels °C
34
34
33
31
34
33
33
33
34
33
31
31
32
32
33
32
34
31
31
31
33
32
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1863
1996
2042
2042
2212
2212
2417
2187
2336
2089
2065
2041
2041
2017
1970
1756
1614
1575
1555
1536
1517
1356
1257
1257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
74
48
47
47
47
43
26
41
72
112
208
202
188
175
222
219
165
165
162
157
187
103
90
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
15
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
3
40
6
13
5
5
4
4
4
15
10
9
5
8
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.3
W
5
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
38
4
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
128
183
422
0
0
0
0
0
28
768
756
0
0
0
0
0
764
825
756
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
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