Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 622 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 788 | 778 | 666 | 666 | 657 | 544 | 503 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 301 | 211 | 279 | 196 | 167 | 217 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.88m | 00:00AM2.07m | 12:24PM1.98m | 00:44AM2.24m | 1:10PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.78m | 5:40PM0.69m | 6:19AM0.63m | 6:26PM0.59m | 7:04AM0.45m | 7:09PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 637 | 622 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 788 | 778 | 666 | 666 | 657 | 544 | 503 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 301 | 211 | 279 | 169 | 113 | 217 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 249 | 215 | 215 | 172 | 172 | 167 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 106 | 178 | 160 | 62 | 87 | 119 | 123 | 196 | 167 | 111 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 20 | SW 6 | SSW 19 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 75 | 6 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 146 | 147 | 131 | 115 | 138 | 8 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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