Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 11PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 18 | 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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 246 | 427 | 408 | 361 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 357 | 416 | 411 | 406 | 339 | 313 | 305 | 355 | 355 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44PM2.15m | 7:05AM2.32m | 7:44PM2.06m | 8:09AM2.19m | 8:55PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.26m | 00:47AM0.43m | 1:32PM0.38m | 1:50AM0.55m | 2:38PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 87 | 90 | 90 | 162 | 151 | 173 | 147 | 97 | 150 | 162 | 144 | 154 | 406 | 339 | 54 | 305 | 355 | 355 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 9 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 98 | 92 | 138 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 154 | 62 | 357 | 416 | 411 | 154 | 63 | 313 | 52 | 84 | 76 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 206 | 246 | 427 | 408 | 361 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 62 | 65 | 79 | 64 | 106 | 101 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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