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Backwash surf Forecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 19 Apr 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 30.6°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.5 °C max: 30.3 °C min: 28.7 °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 30.6°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.5 °C max: 30.3 °C min: 28.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Backwash today?

The current surf forecast for Backwash at 12AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818181716161616161616161514141416161616161515151516151514141414141414131412131313131313131212181818181817171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10381259124512311020938859102910161214121411991184105159460250811651393139311841291132311211382121413939701106107693059488688675658538959644749939039042633633139628829227831939954148038637334333084810291029
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
5
NNE
5
E
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
5
S
0
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
2.32
12:51PM
2.52
1:13AM
2.44
1:29PM
2.66
1:52AM
2.55
2:04PM
2.77
2:29AM
2.64
2:37PM
2.85
3:04AM
2.70
3:11PM
2.90
3:38AM
2.72
3:44PM
2.90
4:12AM
2.70
4:18PM
2.87
4:47AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.80
7:06PM
0.74
7:15AM
0.72
7:44PM
0.59
7:53AM
0.63
8:20PM
0.46
8:28AM
0.56
8:54PM
0.36
9:02AM
0.52
9:28PM
0.30
9:36AM
0.51
10:02PM
0.28
10:10AM
0.53
10:36PM
0.31
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise---5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18
Sunset------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-------5:42-----
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Rain (mm)
---11-1125631-1134653-----------------169-2211--------12331-
Temp. °C282726262829292827262626282929282726262525272827272625252729292827272626283030272525262627272827262625252829292827262626
Feels °C (?)333231303131313130303131333232323130312929303130313028293132313131323030323332323029313132323231303029293332313231303031

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