Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 178 | 62 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 142 | 87 | 91 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 146 | 104 | 316 | 370 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:53PM2.21m | 2:06AM2.55m | 2:36PM2.31m | 2:49AM2.65m | 3:19PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.28m | 7:51PM0.35m | 8:28AM0.14m | 8:34PM0.25m | 9:11AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 236 | 178 | 99 | 141 | 127 | 113 | 111 | 133 | 136 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 90 | 96 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 106 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 127 | 15 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 87 | 142 | 87 | 91 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 146 | 104 | 316 | 370 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 10 | 62 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 84 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 48 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 61 | 85 | 85 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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