Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be 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)


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
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
0.8
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
Period(s) (?)151616151515151515151918181817171616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)372382377358339334334334295334371459119210269501061998986110910961055988833822
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-5:24-------5:24-------5:24------
Sunset----5:43-------5:43-------5:43---
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----2221----166311----
Temp. °C272628302828272726262829292827282725252829272726
Feels °C (?)323032333132313130303232313130313128283132303129
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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