Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141817161416161515151414141414141414141318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)633542519421413385454354917763706687678660642633624624624615597490475413
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
W
0
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
3.12
3:02AM
2.91
3:16PM
3.22
3:46AM
2.97
4:00PM
3.23
4:32AM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.05
9:03AM
0.19
9:36PM
-0.06
9:48AM
0.14
10:20PM
-0.08
10:34AM
0.17
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---111------22-1111353--
Temp. °C292827262526282929282727262528282927272625242628
Feels °C (?)323231312930323132323131302932313230302929283031
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