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Raps 92.2

#474 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇷 Costa Rica · Guanacaste · near Liberia

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterRemoteIntermediate
Surf score92.2 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days86% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell86% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.2 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Raps

The best time to surf Raps is April, May, June. The season runs all year. In April the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.2 m. The nearest airport is SYQ (185 km) and the nearest town is Liberia (66 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%61%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Feb99%84%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%92%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Apr100%99%1.2 m30°Cboardies
May100%99%1.4 m30°Cboardies
Jun100%97%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Jul100%89%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Aug100%87%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Sep100%89%1.4 m28°Cboardies
Oct100%86%1.4 m28°Cboardies
Nov100%87%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%66%1.1 m28°Cboardies

Why 92.2

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.2
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
4.6

The detail

Faces 240° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 100% of days. Mean peak period 13.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 39%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 10.173, -85.818 (OpenStreetMap).

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