Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 144 | 108 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 124 | 102 | 231 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 138 | 89 | 109 | 94 | 99 | 118 | 73 | 112 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:01AM2.35m | 5:11PM2.25m | 5:36AM2.38m | 5:49PM2.19m | 6:13AM2.38m | 6:30PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.42m | 11:19PM0.31m | 11:47AM0.42m | 11:54PM0.35m | 12:29PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 108 | 171 | 171 | 108 | 169 | 36 | 52 | 77 | 231 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 64 | 89 | 109 | 94 | 99 | 118 | 113 | 112 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 119 | 109 | 23 | 87 | 85 | 171 | 112 | 167 | 124 | 89 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 64 | 138 | 84 | 98 | 80 | 83 | 57 | 73 | 72 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | N 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 104 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 116 | 93 | 102 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 46 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 84 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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