Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 131mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1781 | 1741 | 1722 | 1722 | 1682 | 1524 | 1436 | 1401 | 1256 | 1144 | 1115 | 1101 | 1074 | 964 | 871 | 773 | 743 | 649 | 711 | 623 | 614 | 1447 | 2000 | 1960 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM2.05m | 5:57PM2.11m | 6:36AM2.04m | 6:38PM2.03m | 7:18AM2.04m | 7:24PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.66m | 00:17AM0.47m | 12:35PM0.71m | 00:56AM0.53m | 1:23PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | 6:02 |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1781 | 1741 | 1722 | 1722 | 1682 | 1524 | 1436 | 1401 | 1256 | 1144 | 1115 | 1101 | 1074 | 593 | 641 | 629 | 500 | 422 | 352 | 623 | 614 | 1447 | 2000 | 1960 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 326 | 243 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 137 | 19 | 357 | 388 | 80 | 132 | 46 | 964 | 871 | 773 | 743 | 649 | 711 | 197 | 268 | 606 | 597 | 597 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | — | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 86 | — | 123 | 84 | 53 | 78 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 73 | 46 | 143 | 218 | — | 326 | 471 | 799 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 118 | — | 183 | 421 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 408 | 554 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 177 | 123 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 |
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