Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 225 | 222 | 215 | 172 | 172 | 175 | 151 | 206 | 211 | 183 | 180 | 206 | 453 | 402 | 397 | 273 | 313 | 312 | 321 | 378 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:33AM0.84m | 8:08PM0.57m | 9:09AM0.82m | 8:36PM0.54m | 9:44AM0.79m | 9:00PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.24m | 2:09AM0.04m | 3:25PM0.26m | 2:37AM0.05m | 3:58PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 229 | 225 | 222 | 133 | 144 | 157 | 154 | 118 | 116 | 151 | 148 | 162 | 181 | 229 | 255 | 288 | 273 | 313 | 279 | 279 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 96 | 99 | 72 | 215 | 172 | 172 | 175 | 151 | 206 | 211 | 183 | 180 | 206 | 453 | 402 | 397 | 232 | 236 | 312 | 321 | 378 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 32 | 57 | 95 | 94 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 150 | 15 | 18 | 67 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 97 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 96 | 770 | 422 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 194 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 455 | 372 | 96 |
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