Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 318 | 318 | 379 | 308 | 303 | 293 | 325 | 288 | 367 | 355 | 268 | 263 | 303 | 298 | 398 | 398 | 506 | 492 | 428 | 478 | 464 | 570 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.00m | 1:03PM2.06m | 1:28AM2.17m | 1:45PM2.16m | 2:06AM2.33m | 2:25PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.66m | 7:14PM0.52m | 7:39AM0.50m | 7:52PM0.42m | 8:19AM0.35m | 8:29PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 286 | 318 | 318 | 379 | 308 | 303 | 293 | 325 | 288 | 367 | 355 | 268 | 263 | 303 | 298 | 293 | 398 | 506 | 492 | 428 | 478 | 464 | 570 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 297 | 297 | 293 | 289 | 277 | 221 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 171 | 208 | 212 | 257 | 285 | 398 | 205 | 156 | 153 | 106 | 102 | 52 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 139 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 25 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 263 | 278 | 75 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 55 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 12 | 32 |
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