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Backwash surf Forecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 CST
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Backwash surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backwash sea temperature is 30.6°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.4 °C max: 30.6 °C min: 28.4 °C)
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Backwash surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backwash sea temperature is 30.6°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.4 °C max: 30.6 °C min: 28.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121313131313131313121818181818171716161616161617171815151516161616161515151414141414141418181818171616161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4474994213904263363313963672412763193995414804753733433304471029102910421108742480411537653697881881715596544522610602697594508549452497418522522516754952940929917894109210351007874874724
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
0
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
0
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscrossglassglassglasscrosscrossglasscrossglassglassglassglasscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
2.90
3:38AM
2.72
3:44PM
2.90
4:12AM
2.70
4:18PM
2.87
4:47AM
2.65
4:53PM
2.81
5:25AM
2.58
5:31PM
2.73
6:07AM
2.51
6:15PM
2.63
6:56AM
2.44
7:07PM
2.53
7:55AM
2.42
8:11PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
0.30
9:36AM
0.51
10:02PM
0.28
10:10AM
0.53
10:36PM
0.31
10:44AM
0.58
11:13PM
0.37
11:22AM
0.66
11:53PM
0.46
12:05PM
0.75
12:39AM
0.55
12:57PM
0.84
1:33AM
0.64
2:01PM
0.90
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise-----5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:16-------5:16-------5:16------
Sunset5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42---
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Rain (mm)
1552221--382-1--24663--139511-1123721--11422-----3411--1-1-2
Temp. °C292827262626272829272727262628292827262424252728282525252525272727262524252527282827262626252728292727262626272929282726
Feels °C (?)323131303031323132303132303133323131312828293232312930292929323030302928303032323132303030293131323132313130313332323130

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