Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 3PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1351 | 1336 | 1185 | 1158 | 1105 | 1065 | 952 | 940 | 929 | 803 | 793 | 620 | 539 | 532 | 505 | 441 | 424 | 418 | 519 | 1332 | 2688 | 2483 | 1879 | 1749 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.13m | 6:37AM2.05m | 6:40PM2.05m | 7:19AM2.05m | 7:25PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.66m | 00:18AM0.47m | 12:36PM0.71m | 00:57AM0.54m | 1:23PM0.74m | 1:39AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 |
1351 | 1336 | 1185 | 1158 | 1105 | 1065 | 952 | 940 | 929 | 803 | 793 | 620 | 349 | 516 | 505 | 392 | 322 | 284 | 412 | 401 | 2688 | 2483 | 1879 | 628 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 14 | — |
— | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 22 | 539 | 532 | 465 | 441 | 424 | 418 | 142 | 188 | 231 | 372 | 390 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 90 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 463 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 58 | 153 | 316 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 519 | 1332 | — | — | — | 1749 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 107 | 136 | 88 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 88 | 188 | 251 | 179 | 179 | 182 | 173 |
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