Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 346 | 330 | 390 | 318 | 268 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 198 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.80m | 12:47PM2.02m | 1:25AM1.94m | 1:34PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.66m | 6:34AM0.77m | 7:13PM0.57m | 7:24AM0.67m | 7:54PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | NNE 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 102 | 346 | 330 | 390 | 318 | 268 | 211 | 53 | 206 | 29 | 198 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 110 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 305 | 102 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 208 | 52 | 203 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 68 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | — | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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