Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 314 | 279 | 322 | 403 | 403 | 229 | 377 | 372 | 367 | 362 | 238 | 268 | 323 | 323 | 276 | 297 | 280 | 264 | 113 | 120 | 130 | 132 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:09AM2.30m | 10:48PM1.92m | 11:14AM2.35m | 11:56PM2.00m | 12:19PM2.43m | 1:00AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.48m | 4:47AM0.53m | 5:49PM0.38m | 5:55AM0.46m | 6:51PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 382 | 314 | 279 | 322 | 403 | 403 | 95 | 377 | 372 | 367 | 362 | 61 | 268 | 323 | 323 | 276 | 297 | 280 | 264 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 |
| kJ | 83 | 78 | 73 | 89 | 105 | 98 | 226 | 93 | 88 | 83 | 64 | 238 | 61 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 113 | 120 | 130 | 132 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 62 | 229 | 86 | 134 | 87 | 86 | 198 | 184 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 120 | 26 | 26 | 69 | 107 | 11 | 102 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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