Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 23s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 10AM is: 0.7m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 23s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 801 | 964 | 704 | 368 | 425 | 1051 | 1868 | 2092 | 1512 | 1041 | 873 | 1111 | 1535 | 2044 | 2044 | 1845 | 1519 | 1457 | 1553 | 1536 | 1518 | 1518 | 1798 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM0.79m | 9:32PM0.49m | 11:04AM0.77m | 9:58PM0.46m | 11:47AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.06m | 4:48PM0.32m | 3:40AM0.07m | 5:34PM0.35m | 4:11AM0.09m | 6:28PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 801 | 964 | 704 | 368 | 425 | 1051 | 1868 | 2092 | 354 | 330 | 202 | 192 | 1535 | 2044 | 2044 | 1845 | 1519 | 1457 | 1553 | 1536 | 1518 | 1518 | 1798 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 134 | 109 | 108 | 103 | 35 | 71 | 82 | 287 | 1512 | 1041 | 873 | 1111 | 174 | 191 | 318 | 320 | 311 | 262 | 252 | 190 | 191 | 157 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 35 | 98 | 96 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 104 | 104 | 75 | 104 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 744 | 422 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 455 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 455 | 14 | 0 |
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