Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 74 | 112 | 111 | 154 | 154 | 155 | 106 | 104 | 251 | 302 | 369 | 531 | 365 | 358 | 522 | 1099 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:34PM2.12m | 2:06AM2.09m | 2:16PM2.21m | 2:43AM2.23m | 2:54PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.67m | 7:54PM0.47m | 8:08AM0.56m | 8:30PM0.38m | 8:48AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 110 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 251 | 302 | 61 | 531 | 365 | 358 | 522 | 1099 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 4 | N 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | N 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 109 | 107 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 102 | 103 | 76 | 16 | 106 | 106 | 16 | 34 | 46 | 352 | 59 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | NNE 4 | N 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 5 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 3 | 6 | 106 | 104 | 56 | 112 | 111 | 154 | 154 | 155 | 10 | 104 | 11 | 140 | 369 | 158 | 121 | 125 | 119 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 3 | 15 | — | 11 | — | — | 16 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
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