Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast 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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (27 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (27 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131414141414131313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13316818914018022522923223925025325318017521521521517017016714010399129
Wind
(km/h)
0
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
2.40
7:34PM
2.44
7:45AM
2.32
8:28PM
2.48
8:48AM
2.28
9:27PM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.72
1:44AM
0.96
2:01PM
0.78
2:47AM
0.93
2:59PM
0.81
3:53AM
0.82
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise5:30------5:30-------5:30-------5:31
Sunset--5:10-------5:10-------5:10-----
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-24313122111121---1461-
Temp. °C272828272626252527272726262525252627272625252424
Feels °C (?)323231313031302932313129303029293029292929282728
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