Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 01 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131319191818171717161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51351350642735034533933449276310051671164918211978179618071785178517621551140412071207
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrossoncross-
on
crossglassglassglassoffglassoncross-
on
crossglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
2.91
2:53AM
2.79
3:07PM
2.97
3:30AM
2.81
3:42PM
2.97
4:06AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
0.37
8:45PM
0.28
8:56AM
0.34
9:22PM
0.21
9:32AM
0.33
9:57PM
0.20
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise5:31------5:31-------5:31-------5:30
Sunset--5:44-------5:44-------5:44-----
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
62---14323111-----1--132
Temp. °C252526262626252527282827262625252829292827262626
Feels °C (?)282930303030292930313131303029283232323231303030
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