Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 21 May 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
SW
14
0.8
S
8
0.5
SW
16
0.8
S
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.7
S
8
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
140
137
106
87
76
54
85
105
91
95
74
78
69
88
122
84
71
67
66
93
188
125
263
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
0
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:20PM2.84m
7:01AM2.77m
7:19PM2.65m
8:02AM2.68m
8:22PM2.48m
9:05AM2.61m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.40m
00:40AM0.22m
1:12PM0.54m
1:38AM0.39m
2:17PM0.66m
2:39AM0.55m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
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5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
30
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
34
33
34
32
32
32
33
33
32
32
34
33
32
32
34
34
32
32
33
31
32
32
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
109
140
137
33
45
48
49
51
56
78
78
74
74
69
86
84
84
71
66
66
66
66
50
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
98
77
103
106
76
76
54
85
105
91
95
73
78
67
88
122
39
47
67
41
93
188
125
263
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
15
11
22
94
87
56
32
72
73
22
41
71
30
40
29
27
35
42
46
28
41
16
60
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
185
0
0
0
0
0
0
172
110
3
0
33
0
0
0
185
33
3
0
3
0
0
0
312
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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