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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
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | |
502 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 299 | 251 | 287 | 236 | 266 | 220 | 220 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 162 | 155 | 149 | 179 | 133 | 132 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:53PM1.87m | 9:38AM1.96m | 9:57PM1.86m | 10:34AM2.08m | 11:00PM1.91m | 11:28AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.72m | 3:54PM0.81m | 4:08AM0.70m | 4:57PM0.70m | 5:04AM0.63m | 5:54PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
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Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 |
25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 |
502 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 299 | 251 | 287 | 236 | 266 | 220 | 220 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 162 | 155 | 149 | 179 | 50 | 51 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 |
46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 46 | 44 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 88 | 113 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | 21 | 19 | 19 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 51 | 50 | 50 | — | 133 | 132 | 130 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 0 | 118 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 96 | 88 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 86 | 86 | 48 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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