Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 18 Jul 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131312121112151616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)573517486636515503488480479504585591601518536530507482471450599591591514
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NW
5
N
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
crossglassonglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
2.43
8:57AM
2.74
9:35PM
2.36
10:01AM
2.69
10:46PM
2.34
11:09AM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
0.54
2:33AM
0.60
3:27PM
0.55
3:37AM
0.68
4:35PM
0.54
4:48AM
0.70
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:24-------5:24--
Sunset5:57-------5:57-------5:57-------
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Rain (mm)
27441-1131--131234111---
Temp. °C282727272626282828272626262627272727262626252728
Feels °C (?)313132313030333233323031313031303132303131303232
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo Dulce

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Drakes Bay (calm at Barriada Volcán wx 110 km from Drakes Bay). 0.8m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 9s swell from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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