Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s 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 (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 258 | 255 | 241 | 242 | 373 | 369 | 906 | 901 | 786 | 881 | 871 | 1074 | 1160 | 1151 | 1123 | 1109 | 1096 | 991 | 979 | 1068 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59PM2.55m | 3:30AM2.59m | 3:47PM2.56m | 4:16AM2.64m | 4:33PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.20m | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:40AM0.14m | 10:00PM0.01m | 10:27AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 76 | 72 | 255 | 212 | 55 | 83 | 306 | 906 | 901 | 786 | 881 | 871 | 1074 | 1160 | 1151 | 1123 | 1109 | 1096 | 991 | 979 | 1068 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 5 | S 12 |
| kJ | 176 | 258 | 55 | 54 | 242 | 248 | 369 | 60 | 163 | 203 | 251 | 297 | 169 | 178 | 184 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 32 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | N 4 | S 12 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 89 | 154 | 241 | 239 | 373 | 61 | 73 | 18 | 42 | 160 | 157 | 16 | 11 | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 134 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | N 6 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 9 | 22 | 14 | 17 | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
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