Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 257 | 205 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 196 | 187 | 239 | 303 | 299 | 409 | 383 | 522 | 614 | 686 | 679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:23AM2.10m | 10:12PM2.03m | 10:40AM2.08m | 11:24PM2.13m | 11:50AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.52m | 4:26AM0.63m | 5:02PM0.50m | 5:39AM0.55m | 6:05PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | 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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 304 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 257 | 205 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 196 | 187 | 184 | 175 | 149 | 409 | 383 | 522 | 614 | 686 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 150 | 150 | 153 | 183 | 158 | 158 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 114 | 119 | 119 | 86 | 80 | 299 | 149 | 114 | 112 | 68 | 47 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 45 | 31 | 46 | 31 | 33 | 186 | 239 | 303 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 70 | 84 | 89 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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