Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 01 May 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 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
117
78
81
84
167
174
171
179
171
171
171
125
270
265
83
81
81
81
79
108
106
98
92
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
E
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
ENE
5
ENE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:28AM2.63m
2:35PM2.83m
3:05AM2.66m
3:11PM2.83m
3:41AM2.66m
3:47PM2.80m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.52m
8:54PM0.28m
9:03AM0.50m
9:30PM0.26m
9:39AM0.50m
10:05PM0.28m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
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5:18
5:18
5:18
5:16
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5:44
5:44
5:44
5:44
2
1
1
1
1
5
5
2
3
1
4
4
5
12
6
1
2
4
10
3
Temp °C
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
26
25
25
32
32
34
32
32
32
31
32
32
29
30
30
30
29
29
30
30
29
32
32
31
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
S
11
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
69
68
60
63
82
167
174
171
179
171
171
171
125
270
25
83
24
24
81
79
108
106
98
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.5
S
6
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
11
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
SW
15
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
S
16
Energy kJ
117
117
78
81
84
17
18
4
40
40
19
66
18
41
10
24
26
81
15
14
54
12
7
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.3
WNW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
48
21
14
38
23
14
12
39
12
12
26
18
66
17
17
16
81
25
16
11
54
53
49
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
6
13
20
265
53
28
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
185
33
33
33
0
0
33
33
33
33
3
0
0
0
3
0
33
82
24
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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