Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 249 | 368 | 475 | 464 | 334 | 627 | 674 | 573 | 558 | 544 | 474 | 461 | 377 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 261 | 301 | 301 | 322 | 335 | 347 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:42AM2.40m | 00:20AM2.06m | 12:39PM2.51m | 1:18AM2.17m | 1:36PM2.61m | 2:14AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.33m | 6:18AM0.42m | 7:10PM0.19m | 7:17AM0.31m | 8:04PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | 6:05 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 277 | 225 | 368 | 475 | 464 | 334 | 627 | 674 | 573 | 558 | 544 | 474 | 461 | 377 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 261 | 301 | 301 | 322 | 335 | 344 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 209 | 249 | 178 | 114 | 151 | 195 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 158 | 30 | 30 | 134 | 132 | 40 | 177 | 57 | 155 | 541 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SW 26 | SSW 15 | SW 24 | S 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 68 | 106 | 30 | 103 | 95 | 28 | 29 | 132 | 105 | 172 | 347 | 155 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 60 | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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