Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 133 | 117 | 100 | 125 | 101 | 131 | 121 | 147 | 149 | 154 | 138 | 129 | 192 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 188 | 167 | 254 | 251 | 206 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28AM2.61m | 5:43PM2.47m | 6:15AM2.56m | 6:32PM2.33m | 7:02AM2.46m | 7:21PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.21m | 11:57PM0.11m | 12:29PM0.30m | 00:42AM0.24m | 1:20PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 222 | 133 | 117 | 83 | 115 | 83 | 131 | 121 | 147 | 149 | 154 | 138 | 129 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 115 | 167 | 254 | 251 | 206 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 44 | 100 | 125 | 101 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 118 | 111 | 192 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 188 | 83 | 78 | 79 | 33 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 45 | 47 | 27 | 28 | 93 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 126 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 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 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 125 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 86 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 48 |
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