Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 769 | 575 | 454 | 371 | 432 | 498 | 567 | 643 | 643 | 492 | 504 | 751 | 751 | 438 | 415 | 744 | 773 | 783 | 783 | 773 | 588 | 550 | 606 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:55AM2.51m | 5:10PM2.57m | 5:48AM2.50m | 6:03PM2.45m | 6:41AM2.46m | 6:57PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.19m | 11:30PM0.01m | 11:56AM0.26m | 00:21AM0.11m | 12:53PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | 6:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 769 | 575 | 454 | 371 | 432 | 498 | 567 | 643 | 643 | 492 | 504 | 751 | 751 | 438 | 415 | 744 | 773 | 783 | 783 | 773 | 588 | 550 | 606 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 163 | 157 | 109 | 215 | 261 | 295 | 249 | 242 | 206 | 203 | 189 | 142 | 121 | 140 | 293 | 93 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 186 | 134 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 6 | SW 11 | S 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 58 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 53 | 252 | 119 | 26 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 45 | 37 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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