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Backwash surf Forecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 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 30.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.3 °C max: 30.6 °C min: 28.3 °C)
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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 30.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.3 °C max: 30.6 °C min: 28.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 9AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818171716161616161617171815151516161616161515151414141414141418181818171616161616151515151414141414141313131318181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3995414804753733433304471029102910421108742480411537653697768881715596544522610697602594557557452421418522522516107310919059058939911077103510071007994752714694665547531531444444437516381454
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
0
WNW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
0
NE
5
NW
0
N
0
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
NW
0
SE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
0
N
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrossglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
2.70
4:18PM
2.87
4:47AM
2.65
4:53PM
2.81
5:25AM
2.58
5:31PM
2.73
6:07AM
2.51
6:15PM
2.63
6:56AM
2.44
7:07PM
2.53
7:55AM
2.42
8:11PM
2.44
9:03AM
2.46
9:25PM
2.41
10:13AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
0.53
10:36PM
0.31
10:44AM
0.58
11:13PM
0.37
11:22AM
0.66
11:53PM
0.46
12:05PM
0.75
12:39AM
0.55
12:57PM
0.84
1:33AM
0.64
2:01PM
0.90
2:37AM
0.70
3:17PM
0.89
3:47AM
0.70
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:16-------5:16-------5:16-------5:16-------5:16--
Sunset----5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:43-------
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Rain (mm)
111--15321-141453222323535322124------2311122----1111-1--11-1
Temp. °C262626282827272726262728282525252525272727262626262527272726252525252728292727272726272929282726262628292927272626262829
Feels °C (?)313131343130323231313231313030292930323030293130313031303030303030303231323132323230323232323130303133323231323131313332

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