Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 251 | 302 | 369 | 531 | 365 | 358 | 522 | 1099 | 1215 | 1201 | 1068 | 1123 | 1215 | 1314 | 1297 | 1265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:43AM2.23m | 2:54PM2.28m | 3:19AM2.35m | 3:32PM2.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.45m | 9:05PM0.31m | 9:26AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 61 | 251 | 302 | 352 | 531 | 365 | 358 | 522 | 1099 | 1215 | 1201 | 1068 | 1123 | 1215 | 1314 | 1297 | 1265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 47 | 35 | 48 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 13 | 195 | 48 | 47 | 40 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 104 | 72 | 140 | 369 | 131 | 125 | 125 | 119 | 16 | 14 | 38 | 21 | 38 | — | — | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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