Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 334mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1115 | 1101 | 1074 | 964 | 871 | 871 | 743 | 649 | 623 | 623 | 765 | 1402 | 1742 | 2158 | 2451 | 2602 | 3761 | 3011 | 2714 | 2493 | 2471 | 2336 | 2001 | 2089 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:36AM2.04m | 6:38PM2.03m | 7:18AM2.04m | 7:24PM1.96m | 8:03AM2.07m | 8:16PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.71m | 00:56AM0.53m | 1:23PM0.74m | 1:38AM0.59m | 2:16PM0.74m | 2:25AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | 6:02 | |
mm | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 17 |
1115 | 1101 | 1074 | 964 | 871 | 871 | 743 | 649 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 606 | 1742 | 776 | 639 | 573 | 1255 | 1592 | 1879 | 1878 | 1301 | 1203 | 1065 | 1978 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
273 | 115 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 48 | 28 | 96 | 143 | 197 | 268 | 326 | 742 | 799 | 925 | 1056 | 1328 | 540 | 2573 | 2493 | 2471 | 2336 | 2001 | 2089 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 112 | 110 | — | 27 | 26 | 65 | 14 | — | — | — | 323 | 471 | 664 | 777 | 899 | 564 | 540 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
— | 52 | 80 | 91 | 97 | 120 | 220 | 342 | 384 | 529 | 765 | 1402 | — | 2158 | 2451 | 2602 | 3761 | 3011 | 2714 | — | — | — | — | 1116 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 126 | 1 | 127 | 12 | 126 | 126 | 127 | 130 | 108 | 104 | 84 | 12 |
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