Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 4PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 600 | 576 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 553 | 501 | 494 | 474 | 447 | 434 | 326 | 321 | 321 | 421 | 434 | 362 | 388 | 384 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:47AM0.89m | 8:49PM0.55m | 10:33AM0.88m | 9:33PM0.56m | 11:23AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.31m | 3:15AM-0.07m | 4:49PM0.32m | 4:03AM-0.05m | 5:42PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 596 | 600 | 576 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 553 | 501 | 494 | 474 | 447 | 434 | 326 | 321 | 321 | 421 | 434 | 362 | 351 | 161 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 84 | 75 | 67 | 47 | 34 | 63 | 46 | 49 | 33 | 44 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 188 | 253 | 388 | 384 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 114 | 16 | 30 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 102 | 103 | 115 | 204 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 136 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 218 | 455 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 764 | 321 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 455 | 455 | 14 |
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