Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 443 | 511 | 581 | 498 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 480 | 480 | 416 | 344 | 335 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.87m | 00:00AM1.85m | 12:14PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.88m | 5:44PM0.72m | 6:05AM0.79m | 6:33PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 448 | 443 | 511 | 581 | 498 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 480 | 480 | 416 | 344 | 335 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 68 | 44 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 50 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 58 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 89 | 81 | 78 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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