Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 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 Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 231 | 219 | 194 | 246 | 366 | 370 | 460 | 379 | 370 | 312 | 505 | 587 | 553 | 437 | 508 | 502 | 502 | 823 | 644 | 620 | 429 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:27AM2.60m | 4:49PM2.37m | 5:06AM2.52m | 5:29PM2.26m | 5:44AM2.39m | 6:09PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.14m | 10:53PM0.23m | 11:23AM0.22m | 11:31PM0.34m | 12:03PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 91 | 91 | 460 | 379 | 112 | 109 | 505 | 587 | 553 | 437 | 508 | 502 | 502 | 823 | 644 | 620 | 429 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | 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 | 234 | 95 | 219 | 194 | 246 | 366 | 370 | 92 | 90 | 370 | 312 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 68 | 88 | 86 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 11 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 128 | 231 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 50 | 17 | 50 | 49 | 169 | 203 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 95 | 51 | 124 | 43 | 44 | 27 | 19 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 9 | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 0 |
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