Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 54 | 69 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 97 | 125 | 153 | 64 | 111 | 173 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 209 | 316 | 305 | 274 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55AM2.36m | 7:16PM2.04m | 7:43AM2.32m | 8:10PM1.96m | 8:39AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.40m | 1:15PM0.46m | 1:19AM0.46m | 2:09PM0.49m | 2:13AM0.52m | 3:11PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 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 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 63 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 105 | 86 | 243 | 76 | 75 | 163 | 133 | 125 | 115 | 103 | 274 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 54 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 6 | 74 | 71 | 97 | 125 | 153 | 64 | 111 | 173 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 168 | 163 | 305 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | N 4 | S 13 | NNE 4 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 54 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 75 | 20 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 30 | 46 | 84 | 162 | 159 | 157 | 154 | 209 | 316 | 151 | 146 | 144 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | ENE 2 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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