Rio Papagayo surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 18 Jul 2025 CST
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Rio Papagayo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
30.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313131313121216161615151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)603595504496502427464428437400347351347381324356338348416423364420474518
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47PM
0.60
9:13AM
0.87
8:25PM
0.57
10:01AM
0.89
9:06PM
0.55
10:51AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.29
2:07AM
0.01
3:28PM
0.30
2:46AM
-0.03
4:21PM
0.31
3:29AM
-0.05
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise------6:13-------6:15-------6:15-
Sunset-7:14-------7:14-------7:14------
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Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C292928272626283030292726262527303029282726262730
Feels °C (?)323332323030323332323130292730323232323130303134
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guerrero

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Rio Papagayo (light winds from the ENE at Acapulco/General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport 17 km from Rio Papagayo). 1.0m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 8s swell from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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9 km/h
ENE
28.0
30.6
Air / Water (°C)
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