Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 218 | 221 | 280 | 291 | 352 | 418 | 200 | 198 | 200 | 206 | 246 | 427 | 408 | 361 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 357 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:52PM2.25m | 6:11AM2.46m | 6:44PM2.15m | 7:05AM2.32m | 7:44PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.16m | 11:54PM0.31m | 12:34PM0.26m | 00:47AM0.43m | 1:32PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | W 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 218 | 218 | 221 | 280 | 291 | 352 | 418 | 200 | 198 | 51 | 72 | 92 | 110 | 110 | 181 | 173 | 196 | 207 | 144 | 158 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | W 9 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 96 | 87 | 87 | 59 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 33 | 87 | 200 | 98 | 118 | 138 | 162 | 361 | 302 | 147 | 177 | 302 | 357 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 9 | S 7 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 130 | 133 | 133 | 129 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 57 | 34 | 92 | 206 | 246 | 427 | 408 | 9 | 14 | 302 | 302 | 41 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 181 | 187 | — | — | 210 | 221 | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 130 | 7 | 0 |
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