Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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
30.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141415151516161515151515151519181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3253253253122942902993123483723723773773533393343343342953343714591192887
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---5:26-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--111---4121----353221--
Temp. °C282727262930292827272626282928282727272628303028
Feels °C (?)323132313434323232323030323231323131313032333331
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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