Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 421 | 480 | 480 | 416 | 344 | 335 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 323 | 318 | 379 | 308 | 303 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.85m | 12:14PM1.95m | 00:48AM2.00m | 1:03PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.72m | 6:05AM0.79m | 6:33PM0.63m | 6:56AM0.66m | 7:14PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
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 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 421 | 421 | 480 | 480 | 416 | 344 | 335 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 301 | 286 | 323 | 318 | 379 | 308 | 303 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 43 | 18 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 143 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 289 | 277 | 221 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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