Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1297 | 1281 | 1265 | 1248 | 1232 | 1200 | 1105 | 988 | 975 | 962 | 949 | 936 | 936 | 844 | 746 | 746 | 676 | 676 | 695 | 704 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55AM2.32m | 7:38PM2.19m | 7:59AM2.18m | 8:46PM2.16m | 9:10AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.41m | 1:19PM0.30m | 1:48AM0.53m | 2:22PM0.42m | 3:01AM0.60m | 3:30PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1297 | 1281 | 1265 | 1248 | 1232 | 1200 | 1105 | 988 | 975 | 962 | 949 | 936 | 936 | 844 | 746 | 746 | 676 | 676 | 695 | 704 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12 | 0 |
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