Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 342 | 336 | 286 | 312 | 245 | 224 | 222 | 219 | 302 | 421 | 367 | 299 | 302 | 437 | 459 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:00PM2.22m | 00:40AM2.19m | 1:02PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.56m | 6:24PM0.38m | 6:49AM0.44m | 7:19PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 342 | 342 | 336 | 286 | 245 | 245 | 199 | 199 | 196 | 302 | 421 | 367 | 299 | 302 | 437 | 459 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 70 | 28 | 249 | 312 | 238 | 224 | 222 | 219 | 154 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 149 | 120 | 202 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 155 | 209 | 20 | 68 | 85 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 82 | 56 | 231 | 231 | 35 | 35 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | S 7 | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 16 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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