
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2PM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
134 | 164 | 157 | 130 | 216 | 118 | 272 | 354 | 361 | 446 | 441 | 358 | 339 | 307 | 300 | 366 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 423 | 277 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.99m | 8:38PM1.74m | 8:59AM1.89m | 9:47PM1.70m | 10:08AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.72m | 2:37AM0.85m | 3:34PM0.79m | 3:48AM0.91m | 4:44PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
134 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 122 | 118 | 272 | 354 | 361 | 446 | 441 | 358 | 339 | 307 | 300 | 366 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 423 | 277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 |
129 | 164 | 23 | 112 | 216 | 111 | 90 | 71 | 34 | 69 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 66 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SW 11 |
14 | 24 | 157 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 89 | 24 | 69 | 68 | 23 | 23 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 23 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | N 7 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 3 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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