Backwash Surf Break

Backwash, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Lat Long: 8.41° N 83.28° W

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Backwash sea temperature is
29.7° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Backwash surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Backwash based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Backwash right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Backwash

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Puerto Armuelles wx

48 km ESE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 138 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barriada Volcán wx

81 km ENE1363 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 16°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cerro Punta wx

92 km ENE2132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 1°)
10
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

David/Enrique Malek International Airport

93 km E323 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 140°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Enrique Malek wx

93 km E26 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 317°)
5
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Los Pinos wx

102 km ENE1156 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 42°)
10
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

143 km NE12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 259°)
5
25 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cahuita wx

155 km NNE1 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 42°)
0
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

189 km NW1198 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 65°)
10
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

189 km NW1195 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the ESE
(8 km/h at 107°)
20
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Backwash and within an acceptable time window.

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