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Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 01 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
117 | 117 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 167 | 174 | 171 | 179 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 270 | 265 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 108 | 106 | 98 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:28AM2.63m | 2:35PM2.83m | 3:05AM2.66m | 3:11PM2.83m | 3:41AM2.66m | 3:47PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.52m | 8:54PM0.28m | 9:03AM0.50m | 9:30PM0.26m | 9:39AM0.50m | 10:05PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 |
2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 69 | 68 | 60 | 63 | 82 | 167 | 174 | 171 | 179 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 270 | 25 | 83 | 24 | 24 | 81 | 79 | 108 | 106 | 98 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | S 16 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 66 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 81 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 21 | 14 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 66 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 81 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 265 | 53 | 28 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 82 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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