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Rio Papagayo surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 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
28.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 12PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121313131313121212121212121212121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)157162167167209206193149147125125125125125125938782814747473030
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassoffoffoffglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
0.67
8:40PM
0.78
8:10AM
0.62
9:22PM
0.79
8:42AM
0.57
10:01PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.26
1:53PM
0.08
2:43AM
0.28
2:24PM
0.07
3:31AM
0.31
2:53PM
0.08
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset-----6:22-------6:22-------6:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242325282727252424232528282725242423242928272524
Feels °C (?)272527302830292728262829282827272624242927282727
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