Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 8AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1518 | 1053 | 973 | 1884 | 894 | 1005 | 2150 | 1842 | 1781 | 1741 | 1722 | 1722 | 1682 | 1524 | 1436 | 1401 | 1256 | 1144 | 1115 | 1101 | 1074 | 883 | 883 | 871 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:15AM2.07m | 5:18PM2.19m | 5:55AM2.05m | 5:57PM2.11m | 6:36AM2.04m | 6:38PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.60m | 11:39PM0.40m | 11:51AM0.66m | 00:17AM0.47m | 12:35PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | 6:02 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1518 | 1053 | 973 | 1884 | 894 | 883 | 2150 | 1842 | 1781 | 1741 | 1722 | 1722 | 1682 | 1524 | 1436 | 1401 | 1256 | 1144 | 1115 | 1101 | 1074 | 883 | 883 | 871 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
34 | 489 | 509 | 41 | 723 | 1005 | 29 | 149 | 326 | 243 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 137 | 32 | 246 | 58 | 108 | 128 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | SW 26 | SW 26 |
162 | 34 | 43 | 71 | 30 | 29 | 160 | 29 | — | 9 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 55 | 81 | — | — | 27 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 361 | 636 | 607 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 123 |
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