Drakes Bay surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 07 Sep 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Drakes Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Drakes Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 07) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Drakes Bay in the next 12 days are 0.9m 20s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 14) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Sun 7th Sep)3ft (0.9m) 13s
Best Surf 6AM (Tue 9th Sep)3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Most Powerful 3PM (Sun 14th Sep)3ft (0.9m) 20s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Drakes Bay over the next 12 days.

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
0
0
3
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
S
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212161614141410161515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)429416334292351157909882796701715661645610386702659631642545323
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
2.79
2:46AM
2.97
3:03PM
2.92
3:26AM
3.14
3:46PM
3.00
4:06AM
3.23
4:29PM
3.00
4:48AM
3.24
5:14PM
2.94
5:33AM
3.15
6:01PM
2.81
6:21AM
2.99
6:53PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
0.25
8:57AM
0.25
9:11PM
0.14
9:39AM
0.11
9:51PM
0.07
10:21AM
0.03
10:33PM
0.08
11:05AM
0.03
11:17PM
0.16
11:52AM
0.12
12:05AM
0.29
12:42PM
0.26
12:57AM
0.48
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunrise5:24--5:24--5:24--5:24--5:24--5:24--5:24--
Sunset-5:38--5:37--5:37--5:37--5:36--5:36--5:35-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
35642233266736112634214
Temp. °C272725272725272725272725272725272726262525
Feels °C (?)303029313030323028303029313029323030292829
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo Dulce

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Drakes Bay (light winds from the SW at Puerto Armuelles wx 81 km from Drakes Bay). 0.8m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 7s swell from the S and a 0.4m 6s windswell from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Drakes Bay
Expand
<
>
View all

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Drakes Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Information about the Drakes Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Drakes Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Drakes Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Drakes Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Drakes Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Drakes Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Are you planning a holiday in Golfo Dulce? If you are looking for accommodation near Drakes Bay, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Golfo Dulce, consider staying in Golfito which is 51 km (32 miles) away. Alternatively, find information about places to stay and car hire in Puerto Armuelles which is 80 km (50 miles) away

Nearest
Nearest
Nearest