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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1016 | 988 | 975 | 825 | 790 | 778 | 683 | 673 | 673 | 577 | 547 | 461 | 484 | 476 | 447 | 344 | 361 | 355 | 355 | 278 | 203 | 203 | 176 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:42AM 2.79 | 4:50PM 2.89 | 5:17AM 2.68 | 5:25PM 2.76 | 5:54AM 2.54 | 6:02PM 2.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:42AM 0.45 | 11:07PM 0.32 | 11:17AM 0.56 | 11:43PM 0.45 | 11:53AM 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wed 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
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