Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 CST
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Drakes Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Drakes Bay sea temperature is
30.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141413131313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)119111741174115810311016899874862724693683683586555547468461384378373433280276
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
N
0
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
0
SSW
0
SSW
0
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
2.92
4:41AM
2.72
4:50PM
2.83
5:17AM
2.61
5:26PM
2.70
5:54AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
0.37
10:32PM
0.23
10:42AM
0.44
11:07PM
0.31
11:17AM
0.54
11:44PM
0.43
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise5:30------5:30-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset--5:44-------5:44-------5:44-----
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-11--13724---13-11---231
Temp. °C282929282727262527292928272726262829292827262626
Feels °C (?)333231313031302931333231313131313232323231313131
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