Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1074 | 1160 | 1151 | 1123 | 1109 | 1096 | 897 | 979 | 1068 | 1041 | 788 | 767 | 677 | 598 | 606 | 606 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.64m | 4:33PM2.52m | 4:59AM2.63m | 5:17PM2.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.01m | 10:27AM0.13m | 10:43PM0.06m | 11:13AM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1074 | 1160 | 1151 | 1123 | 1109 | 1096 | 897 | 979 | 1068 | 1041 | 788 | 767 | 677 | 598 | 606 | 606 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 169 | 178 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 169 | 53 | 72 | 72 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | S 20 | — | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 11 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 37 | 22 | — | — | 17 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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