Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 621 | 614 | 1501 | 1484 | 1433 | 1351 | 1158 | 1129 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 989 | 883 | 871 | 816 | 704 | 695 | 623 | 623 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM2.34m | 3:56AM2.52m | 4:22PM2.29m | 4:33AM2.44m | 5:00PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.12m | 9:46PM0.28m | 10:15AM0.15m | 10:23PM0.33m | 10:52AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 553 | 553 | 1501 | 1484 | 1433 | 1351 | 1158 | 1129 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 989 | 883 | 871 | 816 | 704 | 695 | 623 | 623 | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 621 | 614 | 90 | 88 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 140 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 56 | 40 | 68 | 38 | 113 | 111 | 65 | 65 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 32 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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