Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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 slightly warmer than usual)

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 and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131318121818181818171717171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257265253249246242238189150131255255319316312178267373355381376371447441
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
2.33
6:43PM
2.40
7:20AM
2.19
7:30PM
2.26
8:17AM
2.09
8:29PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
0.58
12:33PM
0.83
1:06AM
0.72
1:19PM
0.97
1:58AM
0.85
2:18PM
1.09
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-5:28-------5:28-------5:26------
Sunset----5:43-------5:43-------5:43---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
31-----------------11311
Temp. °C262728302928282727262929292828272726292929282827
Feels °C (?)303232333132323231303432323233323231343232323331
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