Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
311
385
452
446
446
441
429
666
639
631
622
366
521
514
588
326
322
269
269
507
443
529
529
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
E
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
W
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:40AM2.49m
11:08PM2.36m
11:43AM2.57m
00:11AM2.42m
12:35PM2.66m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.67m
5:00PM0.76m
5:20AM0.68m
6:03PM0.66m
6:17AM0.65m
6:55PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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5:20
5:20
5:18
5:18
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5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
1
1
1
2
5
2
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
26
28
28
29
28
27
27
25
25
26
28
29
27
27
26
25
26
28
29
28
27
27
26
30
31
32
31
32
32
31
32
29
29
30
32
33
31
32
31
29
30
31
32
31
31
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
189
311
385
452
446
446
441
429
666
639
631
622
366
521
514
588
326
322
257
257
507
443
529
529
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
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
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
16
Energy kJ
318
173
97
123
95
123
116
33
17
17
18
20
92
158
217
3
198
61
269
269
39
39
13
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
W
14
0.5
S
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
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
4
32
32
14
33
4
3
63
7
10
103
16
15
6
57
137
60
55
23
25
5
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
319
33
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
82
0
0
0
0
0
48
312
319
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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