Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 238 | 241 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 211 | 211 | 206 | 231 | 202 | 204 | 209 | 207 | 309 | 274 | 330 | 525 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26PM0.39m | 4:10AM0.80m | 4:23PM0.41m | 4:54AM0.82m | 5:09PM0.44m | 5:33AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.20m | 11:22AM0.21m | 9:44PM0.17m | 11:54AM0.19m | 10:32PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | 6:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 200 | 238 | 241 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 211 | 211 | 206 | 231 | 191 | 189 | 183 | 144 | 309 | 274 | 330 | 525 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | W 4 | S 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 34 | 202 | 204 | 209 | 207 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | W 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | W 4 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 33 | 74 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 455 | 467 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 473 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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