Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 26s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 171 | 171 | 120 | 142 | 198 | 444 | 661 | 444 | 347 | 266 | 548 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.86m | 9:29AM2.08m | 10:05PM1.77m | 10:26AM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.68m | 4:02PM0.66m | 4:04AM0.77m | 5:03PM0.68m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 86 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 30 | 32 | 78 | 131 | 120 | 142 | 125 | 196 | 151 | 131 | 88 | 86 | 548 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 93 | 95 | 80 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 62 | 444 | 661 | 444 | 35 | 35 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 171 | 171 | 44 | 109 | 198 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 347 | 266 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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