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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
29.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313121212121313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81818181807410215615415111110610410310113314214714510696948181
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
2.45
1:33PM
2.29
1:36AM
2.55
2:17PM
2.42
2:19AM
2.66
2:57PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.67
7:26PM
0.88
8:02AM
0.55
8:11PM
0.78
8:42AM
0.44
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------5:32-------5:32-------5:34-
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Rain (mm)
2-1-----------11--1---12
Temp. °C262525242627282726252424262828262625252426272826
Feels °C (?)292827272930313030292828303130293029292831303130
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