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/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 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
30.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
189 | 189 | 199 | 196 | 325 | 404 | 408 | 399 | 469 | 547 | 575 | 575 | 534 | 754 | 588 | 773 | 752 | 752 | 642 | 642 | 742 | 701 | 497 | 451 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:30AM2.53m | 9:55PM2.42m | 10:41AM2.55m | 11:09PM2.42m | 11:44AM2.64m | 00:13AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.83m | 4:15AM0.69m | 5:01PM0.79m | 5:21AM0.70m | 6:04PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
— | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 189 | 189 | 199 | 196 | 183 | 199 | 231 | 222 | 469 | 547 | 575 | 575 | 534 | 754 | 588 | 773 | 752 | 752 | 642 | 642 | 742 | 701 | 497 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | W 13 | S 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | W 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 61 | 120 | 122 | 130 | 325 | 404 | 408 | 399 | 164 | 123 | 173 | 133 | 50 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 158 | 158 | 106 | 24 | 198 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 11 | W 19 | W 13 | W 19 | — | W 19 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 55 | 85 | 119 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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