Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 649 | 551 | 551 | 551 | 465 | 372 | 341 | 293 | 297 | 264 | 264 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 203 | 191 | 183 | 118 | 154 | 178 | 227 | 216 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:47AM2.21m | 10:16PM1.91m | 10:44AM2.31m | 11:19PM1.97m | 11:42AM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.63m | 4:16PM0.61m | 4:17AM0.59m | 5:17PM0.49m | 5:18AM0.52m | 6:15PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | 6:06 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 263 | 225 | 551 | 185 | 230 | 311 | 306 | 341 | 258 | 161 | 124 | 92 | 69 | 211 | 208 | 203 | 191 | 183 | 118 | 116 | 178 | 227 | 216 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 711 | 649 | 185 | 551 | 551 | 465 | 372 | 297 | 293 | 297 | 264 | 264 | 211 | 53 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 154 | 150 | 151 | 151 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | W 7 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 84 | 22 | 112 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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