Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 03 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 6AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
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
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151515151414141414141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1551140412071207119111741174103110311016899874862724693683683586555468468461384378
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
N
5
NNW
5
W
0
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
2.79
4:16PM
2.92
4:41AM
2.72
4:50PM
2.83
5:17AM
2.61
5:26PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.20
10:07AM
0.37
10:32PM
0.23
10:42AM
0.44
11:07PM
0.31
11:17AM
0.54
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---5:30-------5:30-------5:28----
Sunset------5:44-------5:44-------5:44-
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3411-1----4542---12111--
Temp. °C272626262728292727272626282829282727262628292928
Feels °C (?)323130313232323031313030323232323131313132333232
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