Surf Forecast Surf Report

Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 May 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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 3AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 May)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.5
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)18171616161616161515151515151414141414141414141413131313131312121212121212131316121212157151515201919181818171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1409200715891718197219721675143711511136115111511010970834789687687668668659569446427514506326384384307241169203210233226213238242208254203186842252092121362183326306239171245134612541445192818811857
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
N
5
NE
5
NNE
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
0
NW
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
2.38
12:48PM
2.63
1:18AM
2.47
1:27PM
2.71
1:57AM
2.55
2:03PM
2.77
2:34AM
2.61
2:39PM
2.81
3:10AM
2.64
3:14PM
2.82
3:46AM
2.64
3:50PM
2.79
4:22AM
2.61
4:26PM
2.74
5:00AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
0.79
7:09PM
0.62
7:15AM
0.73
7:47PM
0.50
7:54AM
0.67
8:23PM
0.41
8:31AM
0.62
8:58PM
0.35
9:07AM
0.60
9:34PM
0.33
9:43AM
0.60
10:10PM
0.35
10:19AM
0.64
10:46PM
0.40
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:13-------5:13-------5:13-------5:13-------5:13
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:44-------5:44-------5:44-------5:44-------5:44-----
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Rain (mm)
92-----1341--121-----112--2-112321-3213914-----13596-1321-23-
Temp. °C272626252728292826262626272828272726262628292928272626262829292827262626282928272425252526282726252424242525252525242424
Feels °C (?)313131293131323230313131323131313230303033333332323131313433333231303131333231312628292930323029292929282928292929282828
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