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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 12 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
28.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111101051010101010888815161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30303030303030292716910101010101212121223252525
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
N
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
2.41
10:37AM
2.11
10:53PM
2.36
11:43AM
2.11
11:53PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.98
4:28AM
0.88
4:34PM
1.04
5:30AM
0.86
5:37PM
1.04
6:27AM
0.78
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset5:30-------5:31-------5:31-------
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-33-------1-------------
Temp. °C272626252423252727262524232325272726252424232527
Feels °C (?)282929292726282928292827262628302928282727262930
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