Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 02 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 10PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)181817171716161616161615151515151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15831671164918211978179618071785178517621551125612071207119111741174115810311016899874862724
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
0
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
2.97
3:30AM
2.81
3:42PM
2.97
4:06AM
2.79
4:16PM
2.92
4:41AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.21
9:32AM
0.33
9:57PM
0.20
10:07AM
0.37
10:32PM
0.23
10:42AM
0.44
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:30-------5:30--
Sunset5:44-------5:44-------5:44-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
13411---1--23111---23112
Temp. °C282726262626282929282726262628292928272626262829
Feels °C (?)313130303030323232323130313033333131313030303233
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