Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
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
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151515151519181818171716161616161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)377358339334334334334334371459119210269501061998986110910961055988833822811800
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
0
W
10
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise5:24------5:24-------5:24-------5:24
Sunset--5:43-------5:43-------5:43-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----2221----15733-----12
Temp. °C283028282727262628292928272727252629292727262526
Feels °C (?)323331323131303032323231303032282730313031302829
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