Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 4PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1952 | 1756 | 2062 | 1863 | 2089 | 2238 | 2434 | 2434 | 2089 | 2041 | 2027 | 1977 | 1787 | 1765 | 1765 | 1650 | 1629 | 1460 | 1423 | 1350 | 1117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:34PM0.72m | 10:59PM0.41m | 1:26PM0.71m | 11:55PM0.39m | 2:24PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.38m | 5:27AM0.14m | 8:57PM0.37m | 6:18AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1952 | 1756 | 2062 | 1863 | 2089 | 2238 | 2434 | 2434 | 2089 | 2041 | 2027 | 1977 | 1787 | 1765 | 1765 | 1650 | 1629 | 1460 | 1423 | 1350 | 1117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 86 | 51 | 89 | 89 | 111 | 107 | 128 | 88 | 85 | 66 | 43 | 128 | 114 | 106 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 110 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 70 | 25 | 52 | 118 | 118 | 43 | 73 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 473 | 764 | 235 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 245 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 140 | 14 |
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