Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
29.3° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)--
Afternoon (28 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313212020191918181817171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)249246246246195192189186181147223336424406464497589576537512499582724706
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
2.43
12:44AM
2.61
1:24PM
2.62
1:41AM
2.74
2:14PM
2.81
2:30AM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.70
7:06AM
0.44
7:31PM
0.54
7:57AM
0.30
8:22PM
0.38
8:42AM
0.21
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:47-------5:47--
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C292727262625282828272726262528292827262625252728
Feels °C (?)323031303029323231313230312932323131303028293130
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