Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 536 | 476 | 476 | 401 | 395 | 347 | 328 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 529 | 649 | 628 | 727 | 799 | 703 | 763 | 834 | 805 | 786 | 854 | 854 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10AM2.33m | 5:39PM2.10m | 5:50AM2.21m | 6:21PM1.98m | 6:32AM2.08m | 7:08PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.32m | 11:38PM0.52m | 12:11PM0.44m | 00:20AM0.64m | 12:55PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 536 | 536 | 476 | 476 | 401 | 395 | 347 | 328 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 529 | 649 | 628 | 727 | 799 | 703 | 763 | 834 | 805 | 786 | 854 | 854 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 312 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 257 | 253 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 134 | 132 | 98 | 101 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 24 | 33 | 43 | 29 | 160 | 214 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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