Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 338 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 365 | 415 | 410 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 212 | 173 | 173 | 161 | 146 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:01AM2.44m | 7:20PM2.15m | 7:48AM2.32m | 8:11PM1.99m | 8:37AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.25m | 1:18PM0.40m | 1:27AM0.41m | 2:10PM0.51m | 2:15AM0.56m | 3:04PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 206 | 212 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 348 | 365 | 415 | 410 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 212 | 173 | 119 | 119 | 146 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 5 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 338 | 212 | 196 | 190 | 190 | 146 | 187 | 141 | 137 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 174 | 134 | 130 | 123 | 119 | 173 | 161 | 17 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 5 | S 7 | W 10 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | WNW 16 | S 7 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 192 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 2 | NNE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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