Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 844 | 763 | 763 | 676 | 614 | 719 | 719 | 492 | 471 | 357 | 587 | 508 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 929 | 739 | 589 | 750 | 543 | 631 | 651 | 1644 | 1607 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 7:41AM0.72m | 7:33PM0.73m | 8:35AM0.76m | 8:13PM0.66m | 9:26AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.08m | 1:33PM0.22m | 1:57AM0.07m | 2:32PM0.27m | 2:33AM0.07m | 3:31PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 844 | 763 | 763 | 676 | 614 | 521 | 514 | 492 | 471 | 357 | 587 | 347 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 929 | 739 | 589 | 750 | 424 | 631 | 631 | 1644 | 1607 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 455 | 719 | 719 | 455 | 319 | 302 | 202 | 508 | 347 | 249 | 249 | 339 | 432 | 584 | 418 | 543 | 503 | 651 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 186 | 184 | 60 | 214 | 180 | 180 | 132 | 121 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 227 | 56 | 89 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 50 | 49 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 621 | 525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 763 | 764 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 235 |
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