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Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 9PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
108 | 112 | 155 | 155 | 172 | 293 | 186 | 216 | 278 | 354 | 444 | 817 | 600 | 434 | 400 | 452 | 371 | 502 | 502 | 367 | 367 | 299 | 299 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:05PM2.00m | 7:49AM1.89m | 7:55PM1.92m | 8:42AM1.90m | 8:53PM1.87m | 9:38AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.77m | 1:29AM0.62m | 1:47PM0.84m | 2:17AM0.69m | 2:48PM0.86m | 3:11AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | |
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Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 |
31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
108 | 83 | 136 | 136 | 172 | 293 | 138 | 216 | 278 | 354 | 444 | 817 | 600 | 434 | 400 | 452 | 371 | 502 | 502 | 367 | 367 | 299 | 299 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
66 | 64 | 155 | 155 | 162 | 140 | 186 | 78 | 151 | 145 | 149 | — | 90 | 87 | 43 | 54 | 71 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
81 | 112 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 77 | 45 | 11 | 14 | 21 | — | — | 57 | 14 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
23 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 29 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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