Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 | 573 | 485 | 478 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:51AM2.22m | 3:57PM2.30m | 4:26AM2.30m | 4:34PM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:52AM0.47m | 10:11PM0.28m | 10:30AM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 573 | 485 | 478 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 234 | 184 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 72 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | S 13 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | S 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 67 | 66 | 91 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 11 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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