Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
27.9° 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 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)12121515151515151514141414141499910997715
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3934113575656555454545351504950626482949086586276
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSE
0
N
5
NNE
0
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
2.47
1:46AM
2.70
2:19PM
2.53
2:22AM
2.74
2:55PM
2.57
2:59AM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.67
8:07AM
0.39
8:15PM
0.62
8:43AM
0.33
8:51PM
0.58
9:19AM
0.30
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-----5:26-------5:28-------5:28--
Sunset5:10-------5:10-------5:10-------
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clear
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Rain (mm)
--1---------1---111331--
Temp. °C272625252424262727262525252527272725252524242627
Feels °C (?)313030302928313030302828282830293028282927273030
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