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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 29 Jan 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
29.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151515151414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229229215252348353348344411485478400394384294347342336331326326326321294
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
2.36
11:43PM
2.70
12:33PM
2.50
12:51AM
2.80
1:35PM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
0.60
5:22PM
0.77
6:15AM
0.49
6:34PM
0.66
7:18AM
0.34
7:37PM
0.52
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset----5:37-------5:38-------5:38---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------11---231
Temp. °C242224272826262524232528282625252424262828262625
Feels °C (?)272427292927292827262830302828292727303030293029
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