Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 685 | 676 | 667 | 521 | 589 | 581 | 573 | 485 | 478 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:14AM2.13m | 3:20PM2.28m | 3:51AM2.22m | 3:57PM2.30m | 4:26AM2.30m | 4:34PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.52m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:52AM0.47m | 10:11PM0.28m | 10:30AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 685 | 676 | 667 | 521 | 589 | 581 | 573 | 485 | 478 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 15 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | S 7 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 91 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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