Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 03 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
30.7° 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 2PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515151514141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18071785178517621551140412071207119111741174103110311016899874862724693683651555555468
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
0
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
W
5
W
0
SW
0
NNW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
2.97
4:06AM
2.79
4:16PM
2.92
4:41AM
2.72
4:50PM
2.83
5:17AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
0.33
9:57PM
0.20
10:07AM
0.37
10:32PM
0.23
10:42AM
0.44
11:07PM
0.31
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise5:31------5:30-------5:30-------5:28
Sunset--5:44-------5:44-------5:44-----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1--23--11-1452221--221
Temp. °C282929282726262628292928272626262828292827262626
Feels °C (?)323332323130303033333231303030303231323231313130
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