Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (14 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
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
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
0.7
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
Period(s) (?)141415151516161515151515151519181818171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)299312348372372382377358339334334334334334371459119210269501061998112311091096
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:24-------5:24--
Sunset5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--41-------1112---27861-
Temp. °C292828272726283029282827272628292928272725242526
Feels °C (?)333233323230323332323231323032323232303030282929
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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