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Backwash Surf Forecast
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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 523 | 427 | 421 | 345 | 339 | 399 | 614 | 911 | 1825 | 1907 | 1843 | 2024 | 2223 | 2043 | 1993 | 1968 | 1968 | 1943 | 1718 | 1609 | 1396 | 1396 | 1377 | 1358 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31PM 2.99 | 2:53AM 2.86 | 3:07PM 3.04 | 3:31AM 2.88 | 3:42PM 3.04 | 4:06AM 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45PM 0.29 | 8:56AM 0.35 | 9:22PM 0.22 | 9:32AM 0.34 | 9:57PM 0.20 | 10:07AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
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