Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 08 Jan 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
28.6° 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 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131312121212121212121313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474645456284835954535372727375778082838277727169
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
0
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
2.77
6:36PM
2.86
6:51AM
2.59
7:21PM
2.73
7:40AM
2.41
8:08PM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.27
12:49AM
0.51
1:01PM
0.46
1:39AM
0.63
1:47PM
0.65
2:31AM
0.74
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise5:50------5:50-------5:50-------5:52
Sunset--5:30-------5:30-------5:30-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---111-----1211------1--
Temp. °C262727262525252426282726252524242627272625252424
Feels °C (?)313030302929292831313029292928283130302928292728
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