Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 456 | 456 | 404 | 399 | 541 | 637 | 622 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 788 | 778 | 666 | 666 | 657 | 544 | 503 | 522 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.81m | 11:11PM1.92m | 11:32AM1.88m | 00:00AM2.07m | 12:24PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.76m | 5:27AM0.78m | 5:40PM0.69m | 6:19AM0.63m | 6:26PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 456 | 456 | 456 | 342 | 337 | 323 | 637 | 622 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 788 | 778 | 666 | 666 | 657 | 544 | 503 | 522 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 29 | 41 | 292 | 404 | 399 | 541 | 249 | 215 | 215 | 172 | 172 | 167 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 106 | 178 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 20 | SW 6 | SSW 19 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 251 | 246 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 6 | 69 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
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