Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 5AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
834 | 723 | 621 | 520 | 405 | 447 | 442 | 516 | 510 | 588 | 588 | 505 | 346 | 260 | 254 | 310 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 380 | 423 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:03AM2.48m | 4:18PM2.69m | 4:56AM2.52m | 5:11PM2.60m | 5:49AM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM-0.06m | 10:06AM0.15m | 10:41PM-0.06m | 11:01AM0.18m | 11:31PM0.00m | 11:57AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 |
834 | 723 | 621 | 520 | 405 | 447 | 442 | 516 | 510 | 588 | 588 | 505 | 346 | 260 | 254 | 310 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 380 | 423 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
126 | 122 | 149 | 149 | 118 | 98 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 94 | 90 | 66 | 53 | 77 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 87 | 91 | 79 | 111 | 79 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 18 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 197 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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