Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 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
30.0° 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 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131318121818181818171717171616161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)238189150131255323319316312178267373355381376371447441441392310287279344
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
2.40
7:20AM
2.19
7:30PM
2.26
8:17AM
2.09
8:29PM
2.15
9:25AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.72
1:19PM
0.97
1:58AM
0.85
2:18PM
1.09
3:01AM
0.94
3:32PM
1.13
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---5:28-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------113-11--1-
Temp. °C282726262930292828272727292930282727272629292928
Feels °C (?)333231303333323232323232343233323232323134323232
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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