Backwash, Costa Rica, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

This is the surf forecast page for Backwash, Golfo Dulce. Use the tab navigation above to view Backwash sea temperature, Backwash photographs, Backwash detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Backwash webcams, current wind from Golfo Dulce live weather stations and Backwash tide predictions. The Costa Rica swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Costa Rica and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Costa Rica wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Backwash. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Golfo Dulce surf breaks near to Backwash to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Golfo Dulce surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Backwash

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Backwash:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hog Hole	2 mi
Second closest break	Cabo Matapalo	2 mi
Third closest break	Playa Carate	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Cabo Blanco	10 mi
Fifth closest break	La Esquina del Mar	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Backwash:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	591 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	797 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1179 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1217 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1274 mi
Tide stations nearest to Backwash:
Closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	95 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	111 mi
Third closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	150 mi
Fourth closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	175 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	240 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Backwash:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1267 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1830 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1832 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1868 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1878 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Backwash:
Closest city location	Golfito (Costa Rica)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Charco Azul (Panama)	77 mi
Third closest city location	Chiriqui Grande (Panama)	86 mi
Fourth closest city location	Quepos (Costa Rica)	93 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cartago (Costa Rica)	109 mi