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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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | |
212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 215 | 224 | 241 | 238 | 134 | 134 | 180 | 212 | 215 | 224 | 241 | 164 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 288 | 264 | 212 | 264 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:26AM1.96m | 12:40PM2.25m | 1:14AM1.99m | 1:23PM2.28m | 1:57AM2.03m | 2:04PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.52m | 6:24AM0.62m | 7:08PM0.46m | 7:10AM0.60m | 7:50PM0.39m | 7:53AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 215 | 224 | 241 | 238 | 134 | 134 | 180 | 212 | 215 | 224 | 241 | 164 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 288 | 264 | 212 | 168 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 89 | 119 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 264 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 66 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 80 | 123 | 121 | 24 | 140 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 44 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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