Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 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 Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 78 | 76 | 57 | 75 | 77 | 103 | 100 | 174 | 160 | 95 | 127 | 155 | 151 | 144 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 184 | 287 | 260 | 260 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42AM2.01m | 9:18PM1.72m | 9:42AM1.92m | 10:27PM1.68m | 10:48AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.72m | 3:14PM0.71m | 3:18AM0.82m | 4:20PM0.75m | 4:26AM0.86m | 5:27PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 275 | 281 | 286 | 291 | 297 | 295 | 289 | 284 | 279 | 274 | 223 | 204 | 194 | 158 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 116 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | N 5 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 82 | 78 | 76 | 53 | 75 | 77 | 103 | 100 | 174 | 160 | 95 | 127 | 155 | 151 | 144 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 116 | 287 | 260 | 21 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 64 | 36 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 18 | 18 | 68 | 100 | 98 | 7 | 16 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 184 | 116 | 84 | 260 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 2 |
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