
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
679 | 679 | 679 | 663 | 581 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 644 | 553 | 480 | 474 | 385 | 360 | 350 | 297 | 293 | 293 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 200 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM2.37m | 1:56PM2.42m | 2:24AM2.52m | 2:44PM2.47m | 3:08AM2.62m | 3:28PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.31m | 8:09PM0.18m | 8:37AM0.19m | 8:54PM0.13m | 9:22AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
679 | 679 | 679 | 663 | 581 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 644 | 553 | 480 | 474 | 385 | 360 | 350 | 297 | 293 | 293 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 200 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
12 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 86 | 48 | 86 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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