Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 380 | 380 | 331 | 326 | 316 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 252 | 220 | 220 | 223 | 249 | 300 | 350 | 326 | 318 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46PM2.32m | 5:05AM2.52m | 5:25PM2.27m | 5:45AM2.50m | 6:08PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.24m | 11:21AM0.24m | 11:28PM0.28m | 12:04PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 36 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 444 | 380 | 380 | 331 | 326 | 316 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 252 | 220 | 220 | 64 | 62 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 223 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 155 | 155 | 49 | 223 | 238 | 48 | 35 | 326 | 318 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | N 4 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 114 | 112 | 6 | 6 | 155 | 197 | 249 | 300 | 350 | 38 | 41 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 88 | 0 |
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