Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 475 | 464 | 334 | 627 | 674 | 573 | 558 | 544 | 474 | 461 | 377 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 261 | 301 | 301 | 318 | 335 | 347 | 541 | 347 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM2.06m | 12:39PM2.51m | 1:18AM2.17m | 1:36PM2.61m | 2:14AM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.33m | 6:18AM0.42m | 7:10PM0.19m | 7:17AM0.31m | 8:04PM0.07m | 8:14AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 368 | 475 | 464 | 334 | 627 | 674 | 573 | 558 | 544 | 474 | 461 | 377 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 261 | 301 | 301 | 318 | 335 | 344 | 309 | 309 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SW 24 | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 178 | 114 | 151 | 195 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 158 | 30 | 30 | 134 | 132 | 28 | 177 | 172 | 155 | 541 | 35 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | NW 7 | W 7 | S 20 | NNW 7 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | S 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 106 | 30 | 103 | 95 | 28 | 29 | 132 | 28 | 18 | 347 | 155 | 347 | 347 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 38 | 42 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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