Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 26 May 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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
203
245
231
224
192
218
180
184
208
197
114
215
180
180
178
178
178
175
175
175
175
261
194
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
0
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NW
5
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:05AM2.58m
11:40PM2.32m
11:57AM2.59m
00:33AM2.36m
12:44PM2.62m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.74m
5:31PM0.67m
5:40AM0.77m
6:23PM0.60m
6:30AM0.76m
7:08PM0.52m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
5
2
4
4
3
5
2
1
1
8
6
4
9
4
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
32
32
32
32
33
31
31
30
30
31
33
33
32
32
31
32
29
29
29
30
29
30
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
8
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
355
203
245
231
224
192
218
180
184
208
197
51
215
180
180
178
178
178
175
175
175
175
261
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
Energy kJ
70
48
47
47
47
144
47
111
53
53
51
114
50
49
41
40
35
37
36
36
35
36
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
S
9
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
3
130
84
84
85
48
85
55
79
27
27
101
6
6
6
2
13
36
34
64
39
41
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
172
33
33
0
0
0
0
0
172
33
33
33
0
0
33
0
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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