Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 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
30.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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 Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
361
294
285
271
263
210
206
206
203
189
203
186
142
221
315
318
311
385
452
446
446
441
429
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:16AM2.52m
8:38PM2.46m
9:29AM2.47m
9:54PM2.37m
10:40AM2.49m
11:08PM2.36m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.46m
2:28PM0.74m
3:03AM0.60m
3:45PM0.80m
4:14AM0.67m
5:00PM0.76m
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
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5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
27
29
28
27
27
26
25
26
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
29
29
31
32
31
30
31
30
28
30
31
32
31
30
29
29
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
367
361
294
285
271
263
210
206
206
203
189
203
186
142
183
183
203
311
385
452
446
446
441
429
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
7
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
2
6
6
2
12
8
10
25
51
55
61
70
122
130
221
315
318
173
97
123
69
123
123
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
NW
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
19
0.1
W
14
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
W
14
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
W
14
0.5
S
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
6
2
2
6
3
3
9
3
5
2
21
42
55
74
4
2
4
32
32
14
33
4
3
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
NW
6
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1303
92
3
0
0
0
0
0
33
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
33
33
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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