Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Drakes Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Drakes Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
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
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121214131313131313131318121818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)384378373440280276271210161161176297257265253249246242238189150131255255
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
0
NNE
0
NE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
2.70
5:54AM
2.48
6:02PM
2.55
6:34AM
2.33
6:43PM
2.40
7:20AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.43
11:53AM
0.68
12:22AM
0.58
12:33PM
0.83
1:06AM
0.72
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:28-------5:28--
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:43-------
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--222111---231----------
Temp. °C292827272626292929282827262628292928272726262929
Feels °C (?)323231323131343332313232303032323232313130313432
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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