Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 260 | 167 | 197 | 277 | 396 | 432 | 520 | 621 | 621 | 614 | 595 | 534 | 516 | 510 | 588 | 679 | 679 | 582 | 487 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.96m | 8:37PM1.73m | 8:58AM1.87m | 9:48PM1.69m | 10:08AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.72m | 2:37AM0.86m | 3:33PM0.78m | 3:49AM0.91m | 4:43PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 170 | 170 | 167 | 53 | 52 | 396 | 432 | 520 | 621 | 621 | 614 | 595 | 534 | 516 | 510 | 588 | 679 | 679 | 582 | 487 | 448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 45 | 57 | 159 | 152 | 49 | 48 | 61 | 48 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 73 | 69 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 224 | 260 | 154 | 197 | 277 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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