
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
215 | 258 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 195 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 111 | 109 | 98 | 93 | 92 | 72 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 105 | 105 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49AM2.34m | 8:11PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.22m | 9:06PM1.88m | 9:30AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.40m | 2:11PM0.51m | 2:17AM0.55m | 3:06PM0.61m | 3:08AM0.68m | 4:04PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
215 | 258 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 195 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 111 | 109 | 98 | 93 | 92 | 72 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 29 | 47 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
72 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 60 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 105 | 105 | 105 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 59 | 86 | 86 | 39 | 48 | 48 |
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