Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 2AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 280 | 344 | 352 | 418 | 200 | 198 | 200 | 206 | 246 | 427 | 408 | 361 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 357 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:52PM2.25m | 6:11AM2.46m | 6:44PM2.15m | 7:05AM2.32m | 7:44PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.31m | 12:34PM0.26m | 00:47AM0.43m | 1:32PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 221 | 280 | 344 | 352 | 418 | 200 | 198 | 200 | 69 | 110 | 110 | 133 | 198 | 229 | 118 | 126 | 126 | 172 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 87 | 59 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 87 | 51 | 98 | 92 | 138 | 162 | 151 | 144 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 162 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 133 | 129 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 92 | 206 | 246 | 427 | 408 | 361 | 302 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 357 | 352 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | 207 | 204 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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