Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 226 | 262 | 190 | 180 | 307 | 375 | 370 | 249 | 160 | 160 | 208 | 251 | 254 | 254 | 310 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58AM2.63m | 4:23PM2.37m | 4:39AM2.62m | 5:05PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.20m | 10:16AM0.09m | 10:24PM0.19m | 10:59AM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 200 | 139 | 262 | 190 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 170 | 198 | 149 | 121 | 121 | 156 | 144 | 141 | 144 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 |
| kJ | 276 | 226 | 137 | 130 | 123 | 251 | 375 | 370 | 249 | 160 | 160 | 208 | 251 | 254 | 254 | 310 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 119 | 132 | 171 | 171 | 307 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 152 | 73 | 72 | 56 | 138 | 62 | 84 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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