Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.2° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Rio Papagayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 5AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (03 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
805
592
568
437
431
431
602
602
602
610
530
288
376
404
541
644
491
443
480
984
904
969
969
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18AM0.43m
5:29PM0.73m
6:12AM0.49m
6:04PM0.70m
6:56AM0.55m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.25m
10:23AM0.26m
00:21AM0.24m
11:22AM0.28m
00:44AM0.22m
12:16PM0.30m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
28
27
26
28
31
31
30
29
28
27
26
28
30
31
30
Feels °C
34
32
31
31
32
33
33
34
34
33
32
30
33
34
33
33
34
33
32
30
33
33
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
711
805
592
568
437
431
431
602
602
602
610
530
288
376
394
541
644
394
443
389
984
904
969
969
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
65
64
83
88
87
87
87
87
92
70
68
70
225
178
404
172
222
491
399
480
68
70
79
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
19
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
22
Energy kJ
66
6
163
162
162
160
156
12
98
186
253
186
70
68
74
67
71
72
72
69
17
17
185
308
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
96
28
0
14
96
455
34
0
0
0
0
0
114
455
96
0
0
0
0
0
467
482
473
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Rating
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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3
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3
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4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
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3
3
3
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3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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