Drakes Bay Surf Forecast

/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /

Costa Rica (96 surf breaks)

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Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Oct 2025 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 28.2° 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: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

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	Sunday 19			Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	12	12	12	16	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	515	425	362	347	282	277	282	277	273	222	189	138	136	131	169	129	152	129	129	129	128	132	203	203
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	N	ENE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	1:29PM 2.55				1:43AM 2.76				2:08PM 2.62				2:18AM 2.82				2:44PM 2.68				2:52AM 2.86
Low Tide / height (m)			7:31PM 0.56				7:59AM 0.41				8:08PM 0.51				8:35AM 0.32				8:43PM 0.47					9:08AM 0.27

	Sunday 19			Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-
Sunset	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	2	3	9	14	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	6	2	-	3	4	3	1	2	3	3	4	6	2
Temp. °C	27	26	25	24	25	25	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	25	26	25	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24
Feels °C (?)	30	29	28	28	29	28	30	30	28	28	29	28	27	29	31	28	27	28	29	28	28	29	29	29

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo Dulce

Wind Update Recent cross-shore wind 110 km from Drakes Bay has fallen light (calm at Barriada Volcán wx). Waves should be turning clean at Drakes Bay. 1.0m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 6s windswell from the SW and a 0.4m 6s windswell from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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