Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 241 | 196 | 199 | 202 | 249 | 331 | 355 | 303 | 253 | 301 | 293 | 218 | 319 | 375 | 319 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:42PM1.98m | 12:07PM2.32m | 00:50AM2.13m | 1:10PM2.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.52m | 6:37PM0.33m | 6:54AM0.42m | 7:35PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 331 | 241 | 196 | 199 | 202 | 249 | 331 | 355 | 223 | 171 | 301 | 293 | 218 | 264 | 308 | 268 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | N 5 | SW 19 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 48 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 303 | 87 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 319 | 375 | 319 | 194 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | N 5 | S 9 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 102 | 7 | 27 | 112 | 253 | 133 | 96 | 157 | 36 | 50 | 35 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 5 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 57 | 8 | 0 |
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