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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 25 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
28.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
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)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121216161616151515151515151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16416412712510977737069696869104142142142140138133168189140180225
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
2.59
6:03PM
2.48
6:05AM
2.49
6:46PM
2.44
6:51AM
2.40
7:34PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.54
12:02AM
0.86
12:25PM
0.63
12:49AM
0.93
1:10PM
0.72
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
Sunrise-5:28-------5:28-------5:30------
Sunset----5:09-------5:09-------5:10---
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thunderstorm
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clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1111--111------342-
Temp. °C252526282826262525252727272626252525272727262625
Feels °C (?)293031313029302929293230302930292929323030303029
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