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Backwash Surf Forecast
/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 94 | 93 | 88 | 61 | 83 | 74 | 105 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 94 | 91 | 126 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 85 | 84 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:06PM 2.56 | 12:23AM 3.00 | 1:03PM 2.72 | 1:17AM 3.13 | 1:57PM 2.88 | 2:10AM 3.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:05PM 0.56 | 6:51AM 0.24 | 7:02PM 0.42 | 7:43AM 0.06 | 7:56PM 0.30 | 8:34AM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
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