Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)171815161616161615151518181414171414141515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2142981654125076126125975447237235094965856465525375376461037970944813802
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
0
N
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
2.41
12:10PM
2.50
12:33AM
2.51
1:05PM
2.67
1:27AM
2.62
1:51PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
0.63
6:23PM
0.69
6:46AM
0.53
7:18PM
0.53
7:35AM
0.44
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise---5:33-------5:33-------5:31----
Sunset------5:44-------5:44-------5:44-
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
32111---112-------21----
Temp. °C272626262829292827262626282929282726262528292928
Feels °C (?)313030313132313231303130313232313129302932323231
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