
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
180 | 180 | 186 | 241 | 289 | 281 | 366 | 361 | 313 | 355 | 345 | 340 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 320 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:46PM2.18m | 2:07AM2.34m | 2:26PM2.27m | 2:44AM2.48m | 3:05PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.43m | 8:20AM0.36m | 8:30PM0.33m | 8:59AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
180 | 180 | 186 | 174 | 289 | 281 | 366 | 361 | 313 | 355 | 345 | 340 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 320 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
140 | 173 | 179 | 241 | 119 | 114 | 83 | 73 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 82 | 82 | 69 | 30 | 33 | 66 | 94 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 121 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 150 | 192 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 181 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 14 |
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