Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 8PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1314 | 1297 | 1265 | 1105 | 1034 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 621 | 526 | 511 | 451 | 444 | 386 | 380 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:32PM2.32m | 3:53AM2.45m | 4:09PM2.34m | 4:29AM2.51m | 4:46PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.26m | 10:04AM0.28m | 10:14PM0.24m | 10:42AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1314 | 1297 | 1265 | 1105 | 1034 | 924 | 911 | 899 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 621 | 526 | 511 | 451 | 444 | 386 | 380 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 47 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 69 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | 18 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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