Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 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
30.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
189
186
183
221
315
318
311
385
452
446
446
441
429
696
639
734
622
366
521
514
580
471
322
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:29AM2.47m
9:54PM2.37m
10:40AM2.49m
11:08PM2.36m
11:43AM2.57m
00:11AM2.42m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.80m
4:14AM0.67m
5:00PM0.76m
5:20AM0.68m
6:03PM0.66m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:20
5:20
5:20
5:18
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5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
6
3
3
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
24
25
27
26
26
26
25
25
32
31
30
30
31
30
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
32
30
30
28
29
31
31
31
31
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
189
189
186
183
183
183
189
311
385
452
446
446
441
429
696
639
734
622
366
521
514
580
471
322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
S
8
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.1
W
13
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
61
70
122
130
221
315
318
173
97
123
95
123
123
33
17
17
18
20
92
158
217
3
198
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
19
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
W
14
0.5
SSW
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
S
11
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
21
42
55
74
4
4
4
32
32
14
36
4
3
63
7
10
103
16
15
6
30
137
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
312
33
3
0
3
3
0
0
319
33
33
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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