Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121515141814131313131312121612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)421339329304244240240189189189222222165156189187184139229215202198173152
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
3.23
5:34AM
2.93
5:51PM
3.10
6:22AM
2.78
6:40PM
2.92
7:17AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.07
11:37AM
0.28
12:11AM
0.19
12:26PM
0.43
1:03AM
0.36
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:35-------5:33--
Sunset5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------
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rain showers
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rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-152111-----11-----2111-
Temp. °C292827262525272829282726252527292927272626252729
Feels °C (?)303131292829313031313130292931313030323030283032
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