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/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 461 | 390 | 361 | 356 | 345 | 271 | 263 | 258 | 254 | 206 | 203 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 297 | 404 | 408 | 399 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.70m | 7:30PM2.69m | 8:17AM2.58m | 8:39PM2.51m | 9:30AM2.53m | 9:55PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.62m | 1:54AM0.48m | 2:29PM0.76m | 3:03AM0.62m | 3:46PM0.83m | 4:15AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 461 | 390 | 361 | 356 | 345 | 271 | 263 | 258 | 254 | 206 | 203 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 231 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 120 | 122 | 130 | 297 | 404 | 408 | 399 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 85 | 119 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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