Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 184 | 299 | 234 | 231 | 219 | 194 | 246 | 366 | 370 | 460 | 379 | 370 | 312 | 505 | 587 | 553 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48AM2.64m | 4:09PM2.44m | 4:27AM2.60m | 4:49PM2.37m | 5:06AM2.52m | 5:29PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.10m | 10:14PM0.15m | 10:44AM0.14m | 10:53PM0.23m | 11:23AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 212 | 171 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 460 | 88 | 111 | 86 | 505 | 587 | 553 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 76 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 234 | 74 | 219 | 194 | 246 | 366 | 370 | 90 | 379 | 370 | 312 | 108 | 111 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 184 | 299 | 128 | 231 | 73 | 72 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 169 | 203 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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