
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
197 | 197 | 197 | 114 | 114 | 191 | 161 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 251 | 248 | 227 | 218 | 137 | 139 | 221 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.38m | 4:40AM2.65m | 5:07PM2.34m | 5:24AM2.59m | 5:53PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.19m | 11:00AM0.10m | 11:08PM0.22m | 11:46AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
132 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 100 | 66 | 163 | 251 | 248 | 227 | 218 | 137 | 61 | 221 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 |
197 | 197 | 197 | 99 | 97 | 191 | 161 | 163 | 144 | 163 | 38 | 37 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 139 | 83 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SSW 7 |
76 | 76 | 100 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 78 | 38 | 163 | 87 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 94 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 96 | 59 |
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