Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | 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 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 676 | 459 | 459 | 453 | 453 | 395 | 336 | 331 | 317 | 299 | 257 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 143 | 137 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:18PM1.94m | 10:48AM2.18m | 11:35PM2.04m | 11:59AM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.53m | 4:26AM0.62m | 5:19PM0.49m | 5:43AM0.56m | 6:24PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | 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 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 676 | 459 | 459 | 453 | 453 | 395 | 336 | 331 | 317 | 299 | 257 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 136 | 134 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 51 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 154 | 194 | 148 | 143 | 137 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 112 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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