Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CST
Forecast 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 5AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141413131313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12141136924911899778778767767640572555468468499499468461390361356345292263
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrossoffoffglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
2.84
6:29PM
2.89
7:11AM
2.70
7:30PM
2.69
8:17AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.13
12:17PM
0.44
12:52AM
0.30
1:18PM
0.62
1:54AM
0.48
2:29PM
0.76
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---5:20-------5:20-------5:20----
Sunset------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
331----1-6542112-11---11
Temp. °C272626252729292826262525272828272625252527282827
Feels °C (?)323030293132303130302929313131302929292931303030
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