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Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
208 | 154 | 291 | 357 | 421 | 427 | 432 | 437 | 395 | 370 | 479 | 479 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 336 | 331 | 327 | 317 | 221 | 218 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:24PM2.04m | 10:03AM2.22m | 10:30PM1.97m | 11:00AM2.21m | 11:31PM1.95m | 11:53AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.59m | 3:38AM0.52m | 4:27PM0.60m | 4:38AM0.59m | 5:28PM0.57m | 5:34AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 |
31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
208 | 134 | 291 | 357 | 421 | 427 | 432 | 437 | 395 | 370 | 479 | 479 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 336 | 331 | 327 | 317 | 221 | 218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
102 | 154 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 154 | 111 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
33 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 39 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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