Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 231 | 224 | 260 | 167 | 197 | 277 | 396 | 432 | 520 | 621 | 621 | 614 | 595 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.83m | 7:57AM1.96m | 8:37PM1.73m | 8:58AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.60m | 1:39AM0.75m | 2:27PM0.72m | 2:37AM0.86m | 3:33PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
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 12 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 159 | 51 | 396 | 432 | 520 | 621 | 621 | 614 | 595 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 231 | 49 | 45 | 57 | 53 | 152 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 61 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 239 | 239 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 224 | 260 | 154 | 197 | 277 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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