Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212181818181817171616161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)468242326317294294293276267323399399395444424481559464452447447525525519
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
0
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
2.38
6:42PM
2.45
7:20AM
2.24
7:29PM
2.30
8:17AM
2.14
8:29PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.85
1:06AM
0.75
1:19PM
1.01
1:58AM
0.88
2:19PM
1.12
3:02AM
0.97
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise5:26------5:26-------5:26-------5:24
Sunset--5:42-------5:42-------5:42-----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1----------1-1-142--1
Temp. °C282930282727262628293029282726262830292827272626
Feels °C (?)343232313132303133323333333230313333323231323031
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