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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
28.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)7715151515111613141414141515141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)776276767657405163123129138140142188136123183225229229225222195
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
2.65
3:35AM
2.80
4:08PM
2.63
4:11AM
2.75
4:45PM
2.58
4:47AM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.31
9:28PM
0.59
9:54AM
0.32
10:05PM
0.63
10:31AM
0.37
10:42PM
0.69
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise5:26------5:26-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset--5:09-------5:09-------5:09-----
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1342-----1------222-11
Temp. °C262727262525252526272826252525252727272625252524
Feels °C (?)313030302929303031303129282929293129302928292928
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