Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 6AM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rio Papagayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 726 | 901 | 920 | 930 | 446 | 772 | 754 | 763 | 763 | 974 | 974 | 962 | 754 | 737 | 783 | 677 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:08PM0.54m | 9:00AM0.78m | 8:33PM0.53m | 9:31AM0.74m | 8:57PM0.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.07m | 3:13PM0.25m | 2:30AM0.10m | 3:40PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 628 | 726 | 901 | 920 | 930 | 446 | 772 | 754 | 763 | 763 | 974 | 974 | 962 | 754 | 737 | 131 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 187 | 164 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 318 | 121 | 117 | 111 | 109 | 145 | 138 | 298 | 79 | 68 | 783 | 677 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 125 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 68 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 93 | 128 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 762 | 764 | 735 | 235 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 239 | 763 | 34 | 0 |
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