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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
28.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313910999777151515151161314141414151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88875767100888462455976767657414063123129138140142188136
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassoffglassglasscrosscross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
2.64
2:59AM
2.81
3:31PM
2.65
3:35AM
2.80
4:08PM
2.63
4:11AM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.34
8:52PM
0.60
9:18AM
0.31
9:28PM
0.59
9:54AM
0.32
10:05PM
0.63
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise5:26------5:26-------5:26-------5:28
Sunset--5:09-------5:09-------5:09-----
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clear
Rain (mm)
-155311---231------2-11-
Temp. °C272727262525242426272726252525252627272625252424
Feels °C (?)323030292929272830303030292929293030303029292728
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