Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 142 | 140 | 215 | 207 | 194 | 194 | 197 | 154 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 196 | 125 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 157 | 261 | 326 | 198 | 251 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM2.27m | 2:18PM2.59m | 2:56AM2.41m | 3:12PM2.63m | 3:48AM2.52m | 4:04PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.27m | 8:42PM0.03m | 8:59AM0.19m | 9:33PM-0.03m | 9:54AM0.15m | 10:22PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | 6:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 5 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 157 | 155 | 155 | 215 | 207 | 189 | 184 | 139 | 137 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 196 | 125 | 206 | 17 | 206 | 108 | 157 | 261 | 326 | 198 | 215 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 87 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 142 | 194 | 147 | 153 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 129 | 83 | 82 | 206 | 79 | 206 | 89 | 7 | 7 | 158 | 251 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 13 | N 5 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 5 | SSW 20 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 131 | 131 | 18 | 125 | 152 | 194 | 144 | 197 | 154 | 109 | 13 | 8 | 86 | 127 | 75 | 80 | 11 | 78 | 91 | 91 | 40 | 11 | 37 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 3 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 39 | 21 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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