Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 428 | 478 | 464 | 570 | 562 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 411 | 310 | 306 | 281 | 306 | 303 | 303 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.26m | 2:42AM2.47m | 3:04PM2.33m | 3:19AM2.58m | 3:43PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.35m | 8:29PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.23m | 9:06PM0.25m | 9:36AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 492 | 428 | 478 | 464 | 570 | 562 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 411 | 300 | 291 | 281 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 153 | 106 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 366 | 51 | 56 | 122 | 131 | 271 | 310 | 306 | 208 | 306 | 302 | 295 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 35 | 102 | 75 | 67 | 61 | 246 | 246 | 71 | 366 | 297 | 238 | 222 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 66 | 58 | 303 | 303 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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