Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121211111111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1841392292151981981981521501471401301281261261261261231101067010210096
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
S
15
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
2.92
7:17AM
2.61
7:38PM
2.71
8:23AM
2.46
8:47PM
2.53
9:41AM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.43
1:03AM
0.36
1:22PM
0.62
2:05AM
0.54
2:30PM
0.79
3:18AM
0.67
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----5:33-------5:33-------5:33--
Sunset5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------111----1-1--
Temp. °C292826262525282929282726252527292928272625252729
Feels °C (?)303130302828323131313130292931313131313029283131
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