Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1438 | 1420 | 1420 | 1532 | 1164 | 1149 | 1091 | 949 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 746 | 667 | 667 | 581 | 573 | 514 | 507 | 492 | 363 | 352 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:20AM2.23m | 9:01PM1.92m | 9:31AM2.16m | 10:19PM1.93m | 10:48AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.53m | 2:52PM0.51m | 3:07AM0.61m | 4:06PM0.53m | 4:26AM0.63m | 5:19PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1438 | 1420 | 1420 | 1532 | 1164 | 1149 | 1091 | 949 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 833 | 746 | 667 | 667 | 581 | 573 | 514 | 507 | 141 | 363 | 352 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 32 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 26 | 29 | 67 | 84 | 111 | 108 | 111 | 32 | 492 | 47 | 69 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | WNW 11 | S 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 96 | 133 | 44 | 41 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 194 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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