Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 661 | 540 | 525 | 509 | 501 | 494 | 494 | 486 | 444 | 486 | 535 | 535 | 526 | 526 | 446 | 547 | 1099 | 1915 | 1764 | 2057 | 1508 | 3728 | 4426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM0.55m | 1:15PM0.48m | 2:43AM0.61m | 2:48PM0.45m | 3:55AM0.70m | 3:56PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.37m | 7:27PM0.33m | 9:45AM0.35m | 8:38PM0.28m | 10:53AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | W 11 | SE 10 | W 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 661 | 540 | 525 | 477 | 461 | 373 | 342 | 329 | 354 | 416 | 431 | 535 | 526 | 526 | 446 | 277 | 616 | 1161 | 279 | 1735 | 271 | 2551 | 3546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 181 | 146 | 111 | 509 | 501 | 494 | 494 | 486 | 424 | 486 | 535 | 527 | 411 | 311 | 125 | 401 | 394 | 329 | 358 | 311 | 226 | 271 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 18 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 260 | 155 | 221 | 162 | 22 | 252 | 316 | 444 | 434 | 414 | 338 | 381 | 381 | 405 | 311 | 301 | 367 | 144 | 276 | 147 | 223 | 258 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 547 | 1099 | 1915 | 1764 | 2057 | 1508 | 3728 | 4426 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 350 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 762 | 768 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 96 | 285 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
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