Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 421 | 408 | 408 | 514 | 582 | 612 | 597 | 597 | 590 | 1165 | 1150 | 1121 | 826 | 904 | 996 | 763 | 706 | 697 | 697 | 508 | 508 | 602 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:09PM0.51m | 11:21AM0.83m | 9:57PM0.47m | 12:21PM0.87m | 11:01PM0.45m | 1:24PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.05m | 6:01PM0.37m | 4:36AM0.02m | 7:19PM0.36m | 5:37AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 569 | 421 | 408 | 408 | 514 | 482 | 612 | 396 | 402 | 590 | 1165 | 1150 | 1121 | 826 | 904 | 996 | 763 | 706 | 697 | 697 | 508 | 508 | 602 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | S 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 295 | 364 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 582 | 396 | 597 | 597 | 396 | — | — | — | 35 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 24 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 24 | S 18 | W 4 | W 4 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 21 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 26 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 156 | 154 | 72 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 75 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 385 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 743 | 764 | 194 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 603 | 743 | 743 |
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