Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
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
Period(s) (?)141414141414131818171717161616161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6246246246155974904754434616478137951180112310961082122412451079962924800752742
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
S
15
S
5
SW
0
SW
0
ENE
0
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
3.23
4:32AM
2.96
4:47PM
3.16
5:21AM
2.89
5:36PM
3.02
6:13AM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
-0.08
10:34AM
0.17
11:07PM
-0.01
11:23AM
0.27
11:57PM
0.12
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----12----121------62---
Temp. °C292827272625282929282726262628302928272626262829
Feels °C (?)323231323029313132323231313032333232313030303231
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