Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 111mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 489 | 412 | 401 | 301 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 450 | 357 | 211 | 216 | 219 | 288 | 350 | 354 | 573 | 547 | 489 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:30PM2.09m | 00:48AM2.36m | 1:19PM2.14m | 1:32AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.44m | 6:31PM0.48m | 7:12AM0.34m | 7:19PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 509 | 489 | 412 | 401 | 301 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 450 | 357 | 66 | 68 | 94 | 78 | 97 | 111 | 108 | 80 | 80 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 178 | 175 | 219 | 175 | 350 | 354 | 573 | 547 | 489 | 362 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 211 | 216 | 136 | 288 | 175 | 175 | 43 | 82 | 131 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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