Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 671 | 1145 | 1256 | 1482 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1297 | 1281 | 1265 | 1248 | 1135 | 1200 | 1001 | 988 | 975 | 962 | 949 | 936 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:36PM2.26m | 6:55AM2.32m | 7:38PM2.19m | 7:59AM2.18m | 8:46PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.18m | 00:42AM0.41m | 1:19PM0.30m | 1:48AM0.53m | 2:22PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 679 | 671 | 1145 | 1256 | 1482 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1297 | 1281 | 1265 | 1248 | 1135 | 1200 | 1001 | 988 | 975 | 962 | 949 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 341 | 341 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 5 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | — | — | 44 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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