Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 1PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | 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 7 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 410 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 173 | 171 | 158 | 146 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 74 | 115 | 171 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:48AM2.32m | 8:11PM1.99m | 8:37AM2.19m | 9:05PM1.86m | 9:29AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.41m | 2:10PM0.51m | 2:15AM0.56m | 3:04PM0.60m | 3:07AM0.68m | 4:02PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 415 | 410 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 173 | 119 | 158 | 146 | 116 | 92 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 70 | 115 | 124 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 4 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 |
| kJ | 141 | 137 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 123 | 119 | 171 | 62 | 61 | 11 | 24 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 74 | 80 | 60 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 26 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 92 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 171 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | N 6 | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 9 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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