Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 11 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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)--
Afternoon (11 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141414141516161617171717161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367295273217251214214214214214217169127214238293350334314306302352295291
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
2.67
7:48AM
2.54
8:35PM
2.57
8:58AM
2.39
9:43PM
2.53
10:11AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.39
1:40AM
0.71
2:09PM
0.58
2:52AM
0.83
3:16PM
0.72
4:05AM
0.85
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:24-------5:24--
Sunset5:08-------5:08-------5:08-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
2496533222-21--148312222
Temp. °C272626252525252626252525252526262624242423242424
Feels °C (?)302930293029293030292929292931303028282827272828
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