Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 2PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1249 | 1035 | 980 | 940 | 1053 | 1146 | 1495 | 1576 | 1509 | 1251 | 1137 | 1020 | 970 | 868 | 799 | 736 | 672 | 646 | 450 | 485 | 544 | 1122 | 1084 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:48AM0.78m | 4:43PM0.47m | 5:32AM0.86m | 5:23PM0.50m | 6:14AM0.91m | 6:01PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.25m | 10:26PM0.14m | 12:14PM0.21m | 11:12PM0.07m | 12:49PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1249 | 1035 | 980 | 940 | 1053 | 1146 | 1495 | 1576 | 1509 | 1251 | 1137 | 1020 | 970 | 868 | 799 | 736 | 672 | 646 | 450 | 485 | 335 | 1122 | 1084 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 220 | 370 | 375 | 252 | 246 | 238 | 257 | 257 | 306 | 496 | 421 | 496 | 421 | 395 | 370 | 365 | 435 | 406 | 278 | 220 | 367 | 508 | 521 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 214 | 174 | 206 | 58 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 157 | 159 | 15 | 22 | 264 | 302 | 108 | 116 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 544 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 743 | 743 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 140 | 175 | 124 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 372 | 455 | 422 | 194 |
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