Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)181817171616161616151515151414141414141418171614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11921026100310619981123110910961055988833822811800594549542542439421413385454421
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
S
0
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:24-------5:22--
Sunset5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
--15641----24------2551-
Temp. °C292827282726262829272726262627292928282625252829
Feels °C (?)323130323129293131303130303031323131323029293131
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