Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 7PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 466 | 459 | 459 | 466 | 479 | 485 | 472 | 387 | 322 | 317 | 317 | 322 | 277 | 277 | 331 | 400 | 224 | 221 | 411 | 400 | 375 | 360 | 309 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:10AM2.09m | 9:56PM2.18m | 10:23AM2.04m | 11:02PM2.24m | 11:31AM2.05m | 11:59PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.49m | 4:16AM0.60m | 4:38PM0.52m | 5:25AM0.54m | 5:39PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 466 | 459 | 459 | 466 | 479 | 485 | 472 | 387 | 322 | 317 | 317 | 322 | 277 | 277 | 331 | 400 | 224 | 72 | 411 | 400 | 375 | 360 | 90 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 54 | 74 | 70 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 221 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 93 | 309 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | SW 21 | W 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 31 | — | 103 | 103 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 88 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
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