Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141414141318181717171616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6786606426336246246246155974904754134616478137951180112310961082122410551028962
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
2.97
4:00PM
3.23
4:32AM
2.96
4:47PM
3.16
5:21AM
2.89
5:36PM
3.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.14
10:20PM
-0.08
10:34AM
0.17
11:07PM
-0.01
11:23AM
0.27
11:57PM
0.12
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-5:22-------5:22-------5:22------
Sunset----5:43-------5:43-------5:43---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
111------------21-----26
Temp. °C262528302928272726252830292827262626282929272726
Feels °C (?)292832333131313230283133323232303130323131303130
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