Rio Papagayo Surf Break

Rio Papagayo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.69° N 99.61° W

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rio Papagayo sea temperature is
31.1° C

1.6°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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (27 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (27 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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)
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1178
1136
1122
1108
969
957
933
897
770
760
740
740
683
608
1020
422
332
328
512
657
641
537
443
437
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:38PM0.43m
12:33PM0.76m
11:18PM0.40m
1:24PM0.75m
00:11AM0.37m
2:17PM0.74m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.12m
7:52PM0.35m
5:28AM0.14m
9:01PM0.34m
6:16AM0.15m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
5
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
27
27
27
29
31
31
30
29
28
27
26
26
29
31
29
29
28
26
26
28
31
31
30
Feels °C
34
30
30
30
32
33
32
32
33
33
32
30
29
33
34
32
35
33
29
29
31
33
32
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1178
1136
1122
1108
969
957
933
897
770
760
740
740
683
608
1020
422
332
328
512
657
641
537
443
437
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
22
31
32
41
42
15
15
13
83
151
156
161
158
121
108
236
298
116
116
109
82
82
90
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.1
SW
24
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
Energy kJ
14
14
20
13
27
17
20
19
20
125
207
22
7
246
16
108
121
229
114
22
36
186
253
253
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
24
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
455
1271
321
34
0
0
0
0
0
455
114
0
0
0
0
0
276
276
183
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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