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Backwash Surf Forecast
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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 114 | 113 | 142 | 142 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 65 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 116 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:14PM 2.39 | 12:28AM 2.65 | 1:01PM 2.46 | 1:09AM 2.71 | 1:42PM 2.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:05AM 0.71 | 6:13PM 0.79 | 6:51AM 0.60 | 6:57PM 0.75 | 7:30AM 0.49 | 7:37PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wed 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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