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Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
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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
30.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
210 | 206 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 221 | 315 | 318 | 311 | 385 | 452 | 446 | 446 | 441 | 429 | 666 | 639 | 631 | 651 | 366 | 521 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:29AM2.47m | 9:54PM2.37m | 10:40AM2.49m | 11:08PM2.36m | 11:43AM2.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.60m | 3:45PM0.80m | 4:14AM0.67m | 5:00PM0.76m | 5:20AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
210 | 206 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 203 | 311 | 385 | 452 | 446 | 446 | 441 | 429 | 666 | 639 | 631 | 651 | 366 | 521 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | S 10 | S 18 |
10 | 25 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 122 | 130 | 221 | 315 | 318 | 173 | 97 | 123 | 95 | 123 | 123 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 92 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 8 | S 8 | W 14 | S 8 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | W 19 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 18 | W 14 |
9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 55 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 103 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 |
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