Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 874 | 871 | 595 | 505 | 1074 | 929 | 823 | 813 | 813 | 897 | 897 | 710 | 701 | 683 | 623 | 472 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35AM2.37m | 1:55PM2.40m | 2:23AM2.51m | 2:43PM2.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.30m | 8:08PM0.18m | 8:36AM0.19m | 8:53PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 874 | 871 | 595 | 505 | 1074 | 929 | 823 | 813 | 813 | 897 | 897 | 710 | 701 | 683 | 623 | 472 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 37 | 314 | 442 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 69 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 35 | 47 | 61 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 10 | SE 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 34 | 58 | 51 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NW 10 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 50 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
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