Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 11AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 551 | 544 | 419 | 419 | 382 | 377 | 314 | 382 | 262 | 318 | 314 | 279 | 322 | 403 | 403 | 229 | 377 | 372 | 367 | 362 | 238 | 221 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08AM2.27m | 9:40PM1.90m | 10:09AM2.30m | 10:48PM1.92m | 11:14AM2.35m | 11:56PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.56m | 3:39PM0.54m | 3:41AM0.56m | 4:44PM0.48m | 4:47AM0.53m | 5:49PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | 6:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 649 | 551 | 544 | 419 | 419 | 382 | 377 | 314 | 382 | 262 | 318 | 314 | 279 | 322 | 403 | 403 | 116 | 377 | 177 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 125 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 108 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 82 | 76 | 226 | 86 | 372 | 367 | 362 | 238 | 221 | 323 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 15 | — | W 14 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | SSW 15 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | N 4 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 72 | 37 | 72 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 62 | 229 | 1 | 134 | 87 | 86 | 198 | 184 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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