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Backwash surf Forecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 27 Mar 2024 CST
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Backwash surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backwash sea temperature is 30.7°C (Statistics for 27 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 29.6 °C max: 30.7 °C min: 28.8 °C)
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Backwash surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backwash sea temperature is 30.7°C (Statistics for 27 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 29.6 °C max: 30.7 °C min: 28.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 4AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)181812161616151515151414141413131313131313181716161616161616151515151515141414141414141413131313131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)12412311717122622323227527527226826123923222522221921926921517817617023723222922922622328027025625225225224623923923629723629328521020119824926919519218918317516916716411111181169
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
0
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
5
SW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
2.74
4:47PM
2.88
5:10AM
2.66
5:18PM
2.80
5:44AM
2.55
5:52PM
2.70
6:21AM
2.44
6:31PM
2.59
7:06AM
2.32
7:19PM
2.49
8:04AM
2.24
8:22PM
2.40
9:17AM
2.24
9:41PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
0.33
10:38AM
0.48
11:02PM
0.37
11:09AM
0.56
11:36PM
0.44
11:42AM
0.65
12:12AM
0.54
12:18PM
0.76
12:55AM
0.65
1:04PM
0.87
1:48AM
0.75
2:05PM
0.97
2:56AM
0.81
3:24PM
0.99
4:13AM
0.78
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise---5:31-------5:31-------5:31-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:42-----
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Rain (mm)
31-1---2111------1------------------------------------------
Temp. °C272626262829292827272625272929282827262527292928272625252729292827262525282930282726262528293028272726262929302827272626
Feels °C (?)323131313332323332323029313230313332302931323131313029283131313130302929313131293029302832313030303029293230313030313030

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