Surf Forecasts:
Rio Papagayo surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, SSE swell with 766 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rio Papagayo this week:
The surf forecast for Rio Papagayo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rio Papagayo in the next 16 days are 2.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rio Papagayo over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 978 | 662 | 594 | 334 | 487 | 342 | 303 | 273 | 622 | 536 | 227 | 177 | 264 | 246 | 169 | 192 | 187 | 136 | 294 | 243 | 383 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:44PM0.51m | 11:54AM0.89m | 10:40PM0.50m | 12:53PM0.88m | 11:49PM0.49m | 1:54PM0.86m | 1:13AM0.49m | 2:56PM0.84m | 2:46AM0.52m | 3:56PM0.81m | 4:17AM0.58m | 4:53PM0.78m | 5:35AM0.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.35m | 4:19AM-0.05m | 6:30PM0.36m | 5:16AM-0.04m | 7:36PM0.34m | 6:21AM-0.00m | 8:42PM0.31m | 7:35AM0.06m | 9:43PM0.27m | 8:56AM0.11m | 10:37PM0.21m | 10:16AM0.16m | 11:27PM0.16m | 11:30AM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 |
 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | 7:14 |
mm | — | 18 | 1 | — | 50 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 14 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 13 | 4 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 978 | 662 | 594 | 334 | 487 | 342 | 151 | 171 | 622 | 536 | 178 | 133 | 104 | 246 | 169 | 70 | 107 | 99 | 294 | 156 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 85 | 90 | 50 | 187 | 34 | 102 | 282 | 273 | 219 | 215 | 227 | 103 | 249 | 208 | 34 | 192 | 187 | 121 | 93 | 27 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 117 | 95 | 303 | 184 | 209 | 319 | 41 | 177 | 264 | 68 | 51 | 136 | 171 | 136 | 55 | 243 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 0 | 0 | 744 | 0 | 0 | 744 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 0 | 0 |
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