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Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
241 | 128 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 288 | 264 | 212 | 264 | 208 | 287 | 326 | 365 | 397 | 604 | 455 | 627 | 825 | 817 | 911 | 718 | 1007 | 1099 | 1087 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:23PM2.28m | 1:57AM2.03m | 2:04PM2.30m | 2:38AM2.07m | 2:43PM2.32m | 3:17AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.39m | 7:53AM0.57m | 8:30PM0.34m | 8:33AM0.53m | 9:09PM0.31m | 9:13AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
241 | 128 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 288 | 264 | 212 | 168 | 208 | 202 | 326 | 322 | 397 | 604 | 455 | 627 | 431 | 817 | 911 | 718 | 1007 | 1099 | 1087 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
11 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 25 | 24 | 121 | 264 | 140 | 229 | 134 | 132 | 344 | 380 | 262 | 215 | 825 | 431 | 347 | 248 | 121 | 110 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — |
37 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 80 | 123 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 287 | 287 | 365 | 132 | 8 | 201 | 162 | 5 | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 3 | NE 3 |
5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 4 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 0 |
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