- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Backwash Surf Forecast
/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 11AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
408 | 399 | 469 | 547 | 575 | 575 | 534 | 754 | 687 | 773 | 752 | 752 | 642 | 642 | 742 | 701 | 352 | 312 | 341 | 322 | 604 | 557 | 651 | 622 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:41AM2.55m | 11:09PM2.42m | 11:44AM2.64m | 00:13AM2.48m | 12:36PM2.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.69m | 5:01PM0.79m | 5:21AM0.70m | 6:04PM0.68m | 6:18AM0.66m | 6:55PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 285 | 222 | 469 | 547 | 575 | 575 | 534 | 754 | 687 | 773 | 752 | 752 | 642 | 642 | 742 | 701 | 352 | 312 | 246 | 322 | 604 | 557 | 651 | 622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | W 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 408 | 399 | 164 | 123 | 161 | 121 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 158 | 158 | 106 | 24 | 198 | 273 | 341 | 269 | 55 | 39 | 20 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | S 8 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | — | W 19 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 15 | W 16 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 17 | 19 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 98 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 340 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Backwash surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest