Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
30.1° 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: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)191818181717161616161615151515141414141414141317
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37145911921026100310619981123110910961055988833822811800594549542542439421408385
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
S
0
SSE
0
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise5:24------5:24-------5:24-------5:22
Sunset--5:43-------5:43-------5:43-----
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---26521----133-----152
Temp. °C283029282728262527292928272626262830292827262525
Feels °C (?)323332313032302830313132313030303233313131302929
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