Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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
29.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151515151515141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)452447447525525519425353382455455455449411405400400394394394394367357357
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
0
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
2.19
9:26AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
1.12
3:02AM
0.97
3:33PM
1.16
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:24-------5:24--
Sunset5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-5311--------11-----11--
Temp. °C292828272726282929282727262628303029282726262829
Feels °C (?)323233323230323231323131303033333333333130303231
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