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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 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
29.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (12 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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)
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
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
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)181716161616161615151414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152137175264261371371318287217268268268264264257239180178178178175114151
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
2.01
11:12PM
2.24
12:10PM
2.09
12:18AM
2.33
1:07PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.97
4:53PM
1.14
5:52AM
0.91
6:04PM
1.08
6:49AM
0.79
7:02PM
0.95
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise-5:52-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset----5:42-------5:42-------5:42---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
32----141----23111---131
Temp. °C252526282827262625242628282625252424262828272625
Feels °C (?)292929303030303029283030302928292727303030303029
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