Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 12AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1185 | 1158 | 1105 | 1065 | 952 | 940 | 929 | 906 | 793 | 620 | 620 | 532 | 525 | 441 | 589 | 1099 | 1441 | 3245 | 3124 | 2930 | 2438 | 2653 | 3618 | 3852 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.13m | 6:37AM2.05m | 6:40PM2.05m | 7:19AM2.05m | 7:25PM1.98m | 8:04AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.47m | 12:36PM0.71m | 00:57AM0.54m | 1:23PM0.74m | 1:39AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
1185 | 1158 | 1105 | 1065 | 952 | 940 | 929 | 906 | 793 | 620 | 620 | 532 | 102 | 290 | 589 | 681 | 346 | 2673 | 3124 | 2930 | 2438 | 628 | 3618 | 3852 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 30 | 32 | 59 | 86 | 88 | 525 | 441 | 424 | 355 | 142 | 188 | 231 | 372 | 463 | — | 557 | 738 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 90 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 13 | 1099 | 1441 | 3245 | — | — | — | 2653 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 50 | 86 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 42 | 48 | 0 | 88 | 86 | 2 | 48 | 30 | 88 | 188 | 263 | 263 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 188 |
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