Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 199 | 202 | 249 | 331 | 355 | 303 | 253 | 301 | 293 | 218 | 319 | 375 | 319 | 215 | 212 | 222 | 211 | 211 | 254 | 206 | 206 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:07PM2.32m | 00:50AM2.13m | 1:10PM2.41m | 1:49AM2.30m | 2:07PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.52m | 6:37PM0.33m | 6:54AM0.42m | 7:35PM0.20m | 7:54AM0.30m | 8:27PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 196 | 199 | 202 | 249 | 331 | 355 | 223 | 171 | 301 | 293 | 218 | 264 | 308 | 261 | 215 | 212 | 138 | 138 | 211 | 254 | 206 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | N 5 | SW 19 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 125 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 303 | 87 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 319 | 375 | 319 | 194 | 57 | 222 | 211 | 166 | 55 | 69 | 124 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 9 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 102 | 99 | 27 | 112 | 253 | 133 | 96 | 157 | 36 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 152 | 57 | 58 | 79 | 132 | 128 | 206 | 122 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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