Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 302 | 669 | 459 | 874 | 871 | 595 | 505 | 1074 | 1026 | 823 | 813 | 897 | 897 | 897 | 710 | 701 | 683 | 623 | 472 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02PM2.31m | 1:35AM2.37m | 1:55PM2.40m | 2:23AM2.51m | 2:43PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.44m | 7:19PM0.27m | 7:46AM0.30m | 8:08PM0.18m | 8:36AM0.19m | 8:53PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 299 | 302 | 669 | 459 | 874 | 871 | 595 | 505 | 1074 | 1026 | 823 | 813 | 897 | 897 | 897 | 710 | 701 | 683 | 623 | 472 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | N 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 149 | 35 | 202 | 34 | 37 | 314 | 442 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 69 | 92 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 36 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | NNE 5 | WNW 10 | N 5 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 231 | 231 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 34 | 61 | 59 | 35 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 35 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | S 7 | SSW 3 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NNW 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | 16 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 38 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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