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Backwash Surf Forecast
/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 01 May 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
209 | 160 | 246 | 237 | 171 | 311 | 228 | 132 | 127 | 119 | 188 | 83 | 112 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 141 | 130 | 122 | 122 | 110 | 107 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:36PM2.90m | 3:05AM2.73m | 3:11PM2.90m | 3:41AM2.73m | 3:47PM2.87m | 4:17AM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.29m | 9:03AM0.51m | 9:29PM0.27m | 9:39AM0.52m | 10:05PM0.29m | 10:16AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 209 | 160 | 246 | 237 | 171 | 311 | 228 | 132 | 127 | 119 | 188 | 35 | 112 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 141 | 130 | 122 | 17 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | SW 5 | WNW 14 | WSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | W 4 | W 4 | S 11 | S 6 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 83 | 24 | 7 | 106 | 104 | 84 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 110 | 107 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 18 | WSW 5 | S 16 | SW 18 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 19 | 40 | 39 | 11 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 8 | 84 | 80 | 122 | 89 | 88 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 10 | 19 | — | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
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