Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 355 | 350 | 346 | 341 | 317 | 304 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 257 | 205 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 196 | 187 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:55PM2.01m | 9:23AM2.10m | 10:12PM2.03m | 10:40AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.48m | 3:05AM0.63m | 3:51PM0.52m | 4:26AM0.63m | 5:02PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 355 | 355 | 350 | 346 | 341 | 317 | 304 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 257 | 205 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 196 | 187 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 99 | 76 | 186 | 73 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 156 | 183 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 8 | 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 |
| kJ | 76 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 106 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 186 | 239 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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