Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
30.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
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
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141414141415151516161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)344339334330330330325325325312294290299312348367372377377358339334334334
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-5:26-------5:26-------5:24------
Sunset----5:43-------5:43-------5:43---
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-21-----111---1211----45
Temp. °C272729302928282727272930302827272626282929282727
Feels °C (?)323234343232323132323333333231323030333232313131
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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