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Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 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
28.9° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121616161515151414131313131314121217
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9593838182828186858311216716716597139139139139133138155119168
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
S
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on		glassglassglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
2.60
2:56PM
2.49
2:59AM
2.69
3:33PM
2.61
3:37AM
2.75
4:09PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.43
8:52PM
0.67
9:18AM
0.34
9:31PM
0.59
9:54AM
0.29
10:10PM
0.52
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:54------
Sunset----5:35-------5:36-------5:36---
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clear
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clear
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rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
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rain showers
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Rain (mm)
1-11112------1211----111
Temp. °C262627282827262525252728272626252525272828262625
Feels °C (?)303132313132312929293131293031292929323131303029
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