Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 390 | 574 | 636 | 304 | 565 | 477 | 551 | 509 | 489 | 412 | 401 | 297 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 450 | 357 | 211 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:31AM2.04m | 11:59PM2.30m | 12:30PM2.09m | 00:48AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.53m | 5:38PM0.51m | 6:23AM0.44m | 6:31PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 125 | 121 | 574 | 636 | 79 | 565 | 477 | 551 | 509 | 489 | 412 | 401 | 297 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 450 | 357 | 40 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 384 | 390 | 111 | 108 | 304 | 77 | 77 | 51 | 48 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 178 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 152 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 229 | 52 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 25 | 211 | 216 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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