Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 401 | 301 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 450 | 357 | 211 | 216 | 219 | 288 | 350 | 354 | 580 | 547 | 489 | 362 | 362 | 358 | 411 | 411 | 353 | 353 | 283 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:30PM2.09m | 00:48AM2.36m | 1:19PM2.14m | 1:32AM2.41m | 2:03PM2.19m | 2:12AM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.44m | 6:31PM0.48m | 7:12AM0.34m | 7:19PM0.45m | 7:55AM0.26m | 8:01PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 412 | 401 | 301 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 450 | 357 | 66 | 78 | 85 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 122 | 154 | 116 | 107 | 85 | 358 | 411 | 411 | 353 | 353 | 269 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 108 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 70 | 58 | 178 | 175 | 219 | 175 | 350 | 354 | 580 | 547 | 489 | 362 | 362 | 36 | 337 | 326 | 318 | 220 | 283 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | S 19 | S 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 44 | 79 | 35 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 27 | 211 | 216 | 136 | 288 | 175 | 175 | 14 | 82 | 131 | 69 | 190 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 41 | 124 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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