Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 263 | 308 | 228 | 222 | 284 | 255 | 222 | 186 | 354 | 381 | 432 | 376 | 467 | 502 | 496 | 408 | 552 | 738 | 738 | 738 | 730 | 777 | 926 |
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 | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:35PM2.17m | 6:08AM2.20m | 6:14PM2.11m | 6:45AM2.22m | 6:56PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.57m | 11:49PM0.39m | 12:13PM0.59m | 00:25AM0.44m | 12:56PM0.59m | 1:03AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 333 | 144 | 308 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 136 | 128 | 125 | 354 | 381 | 432 | 376 | 432 | 502 | 496 | 362 | 358 | 738 | 738 | 738 | 730 | 777 | 926 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 144 | 263 | 136 | 228 | 222 | 284 | 222 | 222 | 163 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 467 | 368 | 61 | 408 | 552 | 465 | 441 | 382 | 255 | 261 | 297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 164 | 84 | 88 | 209 | 255 | 255 | 164 | 186 | 145 | 134 | 134 | 143 | 89 | 65 | 224 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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