Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 257 | 261 | 264 | 140 | 136 | 134 | 82 | 111 | 191 | 186 | 186 | 121 | 125 | 191 | 133 | 96 | 144 | 142 | 180 | 180 | 111 | 152 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:19PM2.45m | 1:00AM2.13m | 1:20PM2.54m | 2:00AM2.28m | 2:18PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.46m | 6:52PM0.26m | 7:01AM0.37m | 7:49PM0.14m | 8:02AM0.27m | 8:43PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | 6:09 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 293 | 257 | 261 | 264 | 140 | 136 | 134 | 74 | 111 | 191 | 186 | 186 | 121 | 125 | 191 | 88 | 87 | 144 | 142 | 180 | 180 | 111 | 142 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 82 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 95 | 58 | 57 | 83 | 75 | 152 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 54 | 60 | 27 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 60 | 133 | 96 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 111 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 39 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 48 | 86 | 86 |
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