Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 12PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
996 | 694 | 726 | 775 | 791 | 1415 | 1385 | 1312 | 1241 | 1227 | 1351 | 1336 | 1185 | 1158 | 1105 | 1065 | 1039 | 1027 | 1014 | 803 | 793 | 620 | 620 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:16AM2.08m | 5:19PM2.21m | 5:56AM2.06m | 5:59PM2.13m | 6:37AM2.05m | 6:40PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.60m | 11:41PM0.41m | 11:52AM0.66m | 00:18AM0.47m | 12:36PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | 6:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 8 |
996 | 694 | 726 | 775 | 791 | 1415 | 1385 | 1312 | 1241 | 1227 | 1351 | 1336 | 1185 | 1158 | 1105 | 1065 | 1039 | 1027 | 1014 | 803 | 793 | 620 | 620 | 543 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 11 | SW 16 |
45 | 245 | 248 | 301 | 305 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 7 | 15 | — | — | 32 | 44 | 67 | 96 | 13 | 532 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 26 | SW 11 |
72 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 16 | 29 | 27 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
— | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 295 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 88 | 0 |
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