Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 258 | 255 | 241 | 242 | 373 | 369 | 906 | 901 | 786 | 881 | 871 | 1074 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:42AM2.47m | 2:59PM2.55m | 3:30AM2.59m | 3:47PM2.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.09m | 8:49AM0.20m | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:40AM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 66 | 63 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 255 | 71 | 55 | 78 | 306 | 906 | 901 | 786 | 881 | 871 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 198 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 258 | 55 | 212 | 242 | 248 | 369 | 60 | 54 | 203 | 305 | 297 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 |
| kJ | 122 | 71 | 100 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 154 | 241 | 239 | 373 | 61 | 73 | 64 | 41 | 160 | 157 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
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