- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Backwash Surf Forecast
/ Golfo Dulce (13 surf breaks) /
Backwash surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 28 Mar 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 4PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 277 | 246 | 252 | 316 | 390 | 386 | 291 | 271 | 264 | 447 | 441 | 436 | 430 | 596 | 590 | 590 | 539 | 485 | 603 | 768 | 768 | 713 | 705 | 576 | 619 | 499 | 493 | 487 | 627 | 620 | 604 | 596 | 589 | 596 | 604 | 417 | 400 | 522 | 627 | 644 | 653 | 644 | 619 | 594 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 394 | 394 | 309 | 421 | 396 | 372 | 372 | 326 | 156 | 201 | 367 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:57PM 3.06 | 2:20AM 2.99 | 2:41PM 3.28 | 3:06AM 3.13 | 3:25PM 3.42 | 3:52AM 3.19 | 4:09PM 3.45 | 4:38AM 3.17 | 4:55PM 3.37 | 5:25AM 3.06 | 5:42PM 3.19 | 6:15AM 2.88 | 6:32PM 2.96 | 7:10AM 2.68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:41AM 0.32 | 8:11PM 0.22 | 8:26AM 0.15 | 8:57PM 0.01 | 9:10AM 0.04 | 9:42PM -0.12 | 9:55AM 0.00 | 10:27PM -0.15 | 10:41AM 0.05 | 11:13PM -0.08 | 11:29AM 0.18 | 12:02AM 0.08 | 12:19PM 0.37 | 12:55AM 0.29 | 1:16PM 0.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - |
 |  | |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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 Backwash 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.
Nearest