Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 248 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 338 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 365 | 415 | 410 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:31PM2.31m | 7:01AM2.44m | 7:20PM2.15m | 7:48AM2.32m | 8:11PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.30m | 00:41AM0.25m | 1:18PM0.40m | 1:27AM0.41m | 2:10PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 239 | 248 | 239 | 243 | 206 | 212 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 365 | 415 | 410 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 338 | 212 | 196 | 190 | 190 | 146 | 187 | 141 | 137 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 101 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 194 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 15 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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