Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
29.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181717171716161616161616161515151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)312178267373355381376371447441441392310291279344344344344339334330330325
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
15
S
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
2.26
8:17AM
2.09
8:29PM
2.15
9:25AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
0.85
2:18PM
1.09
3:01AM
0.94
3:32PM
1.13
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---5:26-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------111111-------11-11
Temp. °C282827272929292828272727293029282827272729302928
Feels °C (?)333332323533323233313132343332323331323234333232
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