Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 5PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 952 | 929 | 832 | 628 | 620 | 605 | 589 | 539 | 636 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 644 | 653 | 702 | 677 | 763 | 392 | 985 | 885 | 874 | 864 | 875 | 854 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.16m | 10:51PM1.85m | 11:10AM2.12m | 11:49PM1.83m | 12:02PM2.12m | 00:41AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.61m | 4:50AM0.70m | 5:44PM0.59m | 5:45AM0.72m | 6:35PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | 6:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 952 | 929 | 832 | 628 | 620 | 605 | 589 | 539 | 636 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 644 | 653 | 702 | 677 | 763 | 380 | 985 | 885 | 874 | 864 | 875 | 854 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 193 | 131 | 28 | 177 | 126 | 118 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 116 | 392 | 155 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 189 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | N 5 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 12 | 103 | 28 | 28 | 129 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 112 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 152 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 22 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | — | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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