Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 303 | 298 | 398 | 398 | 506 | 492 | 428 | 478 | 464 | 570 | 562 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 418 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:45PM2.16m | 2:06AM2.33m | 2:25PM2.26m | 2:42AM2.47m | 3:04PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.42m | 8:19AM0.35m | 8:29PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 263 | 303 | 298 | 288 | 398 | 506 | 492 | 428 | 478 | 464 | 570 | 562 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 418 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | W 10 |
| kJ | 212 | 257 | 285 | 398 | 202 | 156 | 153 | 106 | 34 | 35 | 67 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 366 | 121 | 90 | 238 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 7 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 6 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 26 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 102 | 100 | 31 | 83 | 246 | 246 | 22 | 366 | 297 | 19 | 222 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
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