Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
30.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 9PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818181717161616161616161616151515151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)399399395444424481559464452447447525525519425353382455455455449411405330
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
0
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
2.30
8:17AM
2.14
8:29PM
2.19
9:26AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
1.01
1:58AM
0.88
2:19PM
1.12
3:02AM
0.97
3:33PM
1.16
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----5:26-------5:24-------5:24--
Sunset5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------112-11-------1--
Temp. °C302928272726283029282727262628293028282726262830
Feels °C (?)333433323230333432323132313133313232333130303333
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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