Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 614 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 489 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 463 | 456 | 456 | 390 | 404 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.80m | 10:13PM1.81m | 10:31AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.91m | 3:48PM0.78m | 4:24AM0.88m | 4:48PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 614 | 614 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 489 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 463 | 456 | 456 | 390 | 342 | 337 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 97 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 31 | 45 | 44 | 251 | 246 | 292 | 404 | 399 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 63 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 253 | 251 | 43 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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