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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 17 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 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 84 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 116 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 103 | 102 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01PM 2.46 | 1:09AM 2.71 | 1:42PM 2.54 | 1:46AM 2.76 | 2:19PM 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:51AM 0.60 | 6:57PM 0.75 | 7:30AM 0.49 | 7:37PM 0.69 | 8:07AM 0.40 | 8:15PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thu 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
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