
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 9AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | 366 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 423 | 277 | 264 | 318 | 371 | 366 | 306 | 302 | 248 | 245 | 299 | 352 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 218 | 212 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:08AM1.85m | 11:00PM1.74m | 11:16AM1.89m | 00:00AM1.85m | 12:15PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.91m | 4:44PM0.79m | 5:03AM0.89m | 5:44PM0.73m | 6:05AM0.80m | 6:34PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 9 | 31 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
300 | 366 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 423 | 277 | 264 | 318 | 371 | 366 | 306 | 302 | 248 | 245 | 299 | 91 | 123 | 133 | 93 | 57 | 212 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
28 | 24 | 25 | 59 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 41 | 51 | 352 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 218 | 47 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | S 7 |
64 | 61 | 60 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | — | — | 27 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 14 | 30 | 42 | 86 | 48 | 0 | 107 | 88 | 88 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
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