Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 231 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 269 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 203 | 164 | 162 | 158 | 149 | 147 | 111 | 85 | 84 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45PM2.16m | 7:06AM2.31m | 7:30PM2.00m | 7:52AM2.16m | 8:20PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.36m | 00:49AM0.43m | 1:28PM0.49m | 1:33AM0.58m | 2:18PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 228 | 231 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 269 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 203 | 164 | 162 | 158 | 149 | 147 | 57 | 54 | 84 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 111 | 85 | 83 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 40 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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