Rio Papagayo Surf Forecast

/ Guerrero (35 surf breaks) /

Mexico (244 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (16.69° N 99.61° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Rio Papagayo surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 CST

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Rio Papagayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is 29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (17 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

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	Monday 17							Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thu 20
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	101	99	98	133	129	173	171	171	171	206	203	245	226	223	220	217	217	272	305	301	301	257	253	194
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	NE	SW	WSW	WSW	NW	NNE	NE	ENE	E	SSW	SSW	WSW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	SE	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)				10:37AM 0.46					12:37AM 0.70			11:36AM 0.40					1:41AM 0.72				1:07PM 0.36
Low Tide / height (m)			6:19AM 0.39			4:47PM 0.22					8:23AM 0.37			5:33PM 0.23						9:47AM 0.32			6:36PM 0.23

	Monday 17							Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thu 20
Sunrise	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:02	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	25	26	28	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	27	28	28	28	27	26
Feels °C (?)	29	28	30	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	32	33	31	32	32	30	31	29	32	31	30	32	31	30

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