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Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
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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
30.5° 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 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Drakes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 361 | 294 | 285 | 271 | 263 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 221 | 315 | 318 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.64m | 7:29PM2.63m | 8:16AM2.52m | 8:38PM2.46m | 9:29AM2.47m | 9:54PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.59m | 1:54AM0.46m | 2:28PM0.74m | 3:03AM0.60m | 3:45PM0.80m | 4:14AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 361 | 294 | 285 | 271 | 263 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 189 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 122 | 131 | 221 | 315 | 318 | 311 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 18 | SW 17 | W 12 | SW 15 | W 11 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 8 |
14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 312 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1554 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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