Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 8AM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1210 | 1210 | 1198 | 1059 | 920 | 1030 | 1227 | 974 | 962 | 1199 | 1199 | 1327 | 791 | 808 | 800 | 693 | 1448 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.75m | 12:21PM2.03m | 1:04AM1.82m | 1:12PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.78m | 6:55PM0.59m | 6:58AM0.73m | 7:42PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1210 | 1210 | 1198 | 1059 | 920 | 1030 | 1227 | 974 | 962 | 1199 | 1199 | 1327 | 546 | 539 | 532 | 683 | 1448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 114 | 112 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 46 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 791 | 808 | 800 | 693 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | N 4 |
| kJ | 114 | 101 | 99 | 78 | 58 | 42 | 32 | 351 | 351 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 0 |
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