Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 505 | 429 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 301 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.81m | 8:17AM1.88m | 9:07PM1.78m | 9:23AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.68m | 2:03AM0.87m | 2:45PM0.76m | 3:11AM0.92m | 3:48PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 644 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 505 | 429 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 355 | 355 | 350 | 301 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | S 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 29 | 29 | 75 | 71 | 51 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 18 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 40 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 39 | 0 |
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