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Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 28 Dec 2025 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
29.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Dec)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (29 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.3
S
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)1515141414888128131281515141213131311111312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54333935353535492848514833383837449058588586166144
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
2.71
9:19AM
2.35
9:47PM
2.74
10:29AM
2.37
10:53PM
2.79
11:39AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.70
3:15AM
0.70
3:22PM
0.74
4:21AM
0.62
4:29PM
0.73
5:27AM
0.50
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise-----5:45-------5:46-------5:46--
Sunset5:22-------5:23-------5:23-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1432----------------1---
Temp. °C272625252424252727262525242426272726252524242627
Feels °C (?)292929292727293029292829282831302929292927283030
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