Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 178 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 108 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57PM2.30m | 4:26AM2.30m | 4:34PM2.29m | 5:01AM2.35m | 5:11PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.28m | 10:30AM0.44m | 10:45PM0.29m | 11:08AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 342 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 178 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 108 | 171 | 171 | 106 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | SW 16 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 72 | 17 | 66 | 10 | 9 | 124 | 119 | 109 | 104 | 87 | 85 | 171 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 67 | 16 | 91 | 125 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 65 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 8 | 0 |
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