Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 186 | 184 | 287 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 327 | 327 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 305 | 346 | 330 | 390 | 318 | 268 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.90m | 11:37PM1.71m | 11:52AM1.94m | 00:37AM1.80m | 12:47PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.86m | 5:27PM0.73m | 5:34AM0.84m | 6:25PM0.66m | 6:34AM0.77m | 7:13PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 149 | 146 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 346 | 330 | 390 | 318 | 268 | 211 | 53 | 206 | 203 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 8 | N 4 | S 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 116 | 116 | 287 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 327 | 327 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 305 | 102 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 208 | 51 | 14 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | N 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 134 | 186 | 184 | 116 | 84 | 9 | 75 | 75 | 103 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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