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Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 371 | 459 | 1192 | 1026 | 1003 | 1061 | 998 | 1123 | 1109 | 1096 | 1055 | 988 | 833 | 822 | 811 | 800 | 594 | 549 | 542 | 542 | 439 | 421 | 408 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
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