Drakes Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica)

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Drakes Bay Surf Guide

Drakes Bay in Golfo Dulce is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest.. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and isolation.

Drakes Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	30.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Drakes Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Drakes Bay occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Drakes Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Drakes Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 71% of the time in April while 29% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

71%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

29%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Drakes Bay Location Map

Interactive Drakes Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Drakes Bay is Golfito Airport (GLF) in Costa Rica, 49 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Drakes Bay is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), also in Costa Rica, 58 km (36 miles) away.

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Drakes Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 11:09 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	17	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	cross	cross- off

Tides at Drakes Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Drakes Bay, 0 km from Drakes Bay.

Next High Water: 04:59pm | 2.64m

Next Low Water: 11:19pm | 0.43m

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Drakes Bay Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(30.2 °C) too at Drakes Bay, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 30.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite