Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 1AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 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 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 319 | 316 | 298 | 386 | 381 | 376 | 508 | 261 | 302 | 291 | 335 | 375 | 331 | 358 | 416 | 489 | 416 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:18PM0.81m | 11:34PM0.54m | 1:18PM0.77m | 1:01AM0.54m | 2:24PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.34m | 6:01AM0.08m | 7:54PM0.32m | 7:23AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 269 | 269 | 209 | 298 | 386 | 381 | 376 | 508 | 261 | 302 | 291 | 335 | 375 | 331 | 358 | 416 | 489 | 416 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 455 | 319 | 316 | 175 | 199 | 212 | 82 | 16 | 129 | 129 | 131 | 98 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 192 | 306 | 388 | 384 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 3 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | W 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 21 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 40 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 115 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 8 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 45 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 455 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 455 | 285 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 473 | 473 | 34 |
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