Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414141414141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10961082122412451079962924800752742742642633615490475468468468396396367367361
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
crossglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
3.02
6:13AM
2.77
6:29PM
2.83
7:11AM
2.64
7:29PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.27
11:57PM
0.12
12:17PM
0.42
12:52AM
0.29
1:18PM
0.59
1:54AM
0.46
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise5:22------5:22-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset--5:43-------5:43-------5:43-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1421----3615721---1--
Temp. °C283028282726262628292928272624242627282626252525
Feels °C (?)323330323130303032313131303028283029302929292828
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