Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 245 | 241 | 238 | 221 | 212 | 178 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 184 | 136 | 134 | 164 | 157 | 130 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.99m | 7:09AM2.12m | 7:40PM1.85m | 7:59AM1.99m | 8:38PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.47m | 00:53AM0.61m | 1:34PM0.60m | 1:40AM0.74m | 2:28PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 301 | 245 | 241 | 238 | 221 | 212 | 178 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 159 | 156 | 148 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 184 | 131 | 129 | 164 | 22 | 112 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 117 | 162 | 160 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 157 | 21 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 28 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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