Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 30 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
350
345
248
252
248
117
117
117
117
78
82
81
160
174
171
171
171
171
216
125
116
85
83
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
NNW
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:48AM2.57m
1:59PM2.80m
2:28AM2.63m
2:35PM2.83m
3:05AM2.66m
3:11PM2.83m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.55m
8:18PM0.34m
8:26AM0.52m
8:54PM0.28m
9:03AM0.50m
9:30PM0.26m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
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5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44
1
1
1
1
1
3
7
5
1
3
2
2
3
5
5
1
2
5
4
8
6
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
31
32
32
33
32
32
31
31
30
30
33
31
31
30
31
30
30
30
30
29
28
29
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
350
350
345
248
252
248
69
69
69
70
60
61
79
160
174
171
171
171
171
216
125
116
85
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
41
42
21
37
42
43
117
117
117
117
78
82
81
17
18
39
40
40
19
66
29
28
27
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
W
17
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
20
20
6
42
38
17
47
48
48
21
14
38
1
14
12
12
12
12
26
18
66
41
25
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
3
13
27
25
23
26
26
26
13
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
3
33
185
33
33
33
0
0
24
33
92
33
33
3
0
33
33
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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