Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 154 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 248 | 302 | 369 | 531 | 365 | 358 | 522 | 1099 | 1215 | 1201 | 1068 | 1230 | 1215 | 1314 | 1297 | 1164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.21m | 2:43AM2.23m | 2:54PM2.28m | 3:19AM2.35m | 3:32PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.56m | 8:30PM0.38m | 8:48AM0.45m | 9:05PM0.31m | 9:26AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 248 | 302 | 62 | 531 | 365 | 358 | 522 | 1099 | 1215 | 1201 | 1068 | 1230 | 1215 | 1314 | 1297 | 1164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 154 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 35 | 352 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 48 | 35 | 88 | 62 | 46 | 61 | 49 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | WSW 9 | S 11 | WSW 7 | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 154 | 76 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 72 | 140 | 369 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 119 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 16 | 38 | 17 | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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