Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 4AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
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
Period(s) (?)171716161616161615151514141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)939149613931310129412781411124512141136924911899778778767767606572555468499468468
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
N
0
NE
5
NE
0
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
N
10
N
0
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
2.97
5:36PM
3.09
6:13AM
2.84
6:29PM
2.89
7:11AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
-0.01
11:24AM
0.29
11:57PM
0.13
12:17PM
0.44
12:52AM
0.30
1:18PM
0.62
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:20-------5:20-------5:20----
Sunset------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1121----24-----1-5843122
Temp. °C272626262829292827262525272929282726252427282827
Feels °C (?)313030303332303131312828313130313030292831313130
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