Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 11PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1149 | 1001 | 949 | 856 | 685 | 676 | 667 | 521 | 589 | 581 | 573 | 485 | 478 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:40PM2.23m | 3:14AM2.13m | 3:20PM2.28m | 3:51AM2.22m | 3:57PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.35m | 9:12AM0.52m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:52AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1149 | 1001 | 949 | 856 | 685 | 676 | 667 | 521 | 589 | 581 | 573 | 485 | 478 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | S 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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