Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 164 | 132 | 200 | 200 | 189 | 229 | 123 | 91 | 184 | 87 | 142 | 140 | 215 | 207 | 194 | 194 | 147 | 154 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 196 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:00AM2.13m | 1:20PM2.52m | 2:00AM2.27m | 2:18PM2.59m | 2:56AM2.41m | 3:12PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.26m | 7:01AM0.37m | 7:48PM0.13m | 8:02AM0.27m | 8:42PM0.03m | 8:59AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | N 5 | SSW 13 | N 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 47 | 48 | 200 | 200 | 189 | 229 | 248 | 172 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 215 | 207 | 189 | 184 | 23 | 137 | 27 | 181 | 178 | 196 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 120 | 164 | 132 | 47 | 35 | 33 | 132 | 123 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 142 | 194 | 139 | 153 | 181 | 164 | 164 | 129 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 19 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 107 | 63 | 102 | 140 | 134 | 132 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 184 | 17 | 131 | 18 | 125 | 152 | 194 | 144 | 147 | 154 | 162 | 19 | 12 | 86 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | N 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 27 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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