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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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | |
529 | 521 | 507 | 465 | 444 | 367 | 367 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 345 | 248 | 252 | 248 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 160 | 174 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:04AM2.50m | 1:19PM2.75m | 1:48AM2.57m | 1:59PM2.80m | 2:28AM2.63m | 2:35PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.60m | 7:39PM0.43m | 7:47AM0.55m | 8:18PM0.34m | 8:26AM0.52m | 8:54PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
529 | 521 | 507 | 465 | 444 | 367 | 367 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 345 | 248 | 252 | 248 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 63 | 79 | 160 | 174 | 171 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
14 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 42 | 21 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 17 | 18 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 17 | WNW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
25 | 17 | — | — | — | 57 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 21 | 14 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 172 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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