Rio Papagayo surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rio Papagayo today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Papagayo at 5PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)171616161616161515151414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6035551042102910641051991929764773800734622613596478458451444367367345361339
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.96
6:06AM
0.57
6:56PM
0.95
6:54AM
0.61
7:38PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
-0.00
12:47AM
0.15
12:02PM
-0.02
1:24AM
0.13
12:51PM
-0.01
2:01AM
0.13
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---6:54-------6:54-------6:54----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C293131292828272728303028282727262830292827272626
Feels °C (?)333332303132313131313129313030293031292827292829
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