Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1955 | 1932 | 1714 | 1469 | 1273 | 1184 | 1040 | 1040 | 909 | 848 | 848 | 592 | 553 | 425 | 425 | 431 | 362 | 362 | 325 | 321 | 257 | 246 | 232 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:53AM2.12m | 9:14PM1.88m | 9:47AM2.20m | 10:16PM1.90m | 10:44AM2.29m | 11:19PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.69m | 3:19AM0.62m | 4:15PM0.60m | 4:17AM0.59m | 5:16PM0.48m | 5:18AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | 6:04 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 786 | 686 | 513 | 392 | 1273 | 1184 | 1040 | 1040 | 909 | 848 | 264 | 592 | 251 | 263 | 220 | 176 | 144 | 116 | 325 | 321 | 257 | 75 | 77 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1955 | 1932 | 1714 | 1469 | 291 | 298 | 262 | 262 | 220 | 225 | 848 | 231 | 553 | 425 | 425 | 431 | 362 | 362 | 104 | 77 | 75 | 246 | 232 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 29 | 137 | 133 | 144 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 136 | 161 | 216 | 211 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 321 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
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