Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 238 | 268 | 323 | 323 | 332 | 284 | 280 | 318 | 113 | 120 | 164 | 132 | 200 | 200 | 189 | 125 | 123 | 91 | 184 | 178 | 142 | 140 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:56PM2.00m | 12:19PM2.43m | 1:00AM2.13m | 1:20PM2.52m | 2:00AM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.38m | 5:55AM0.46m | 6:51PM0.26m | 7:01AM0.37m | 7:48PM0.13m | 8:02AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 362 | 79 | 268 | 323 | 323 | 332 | 284 | 280 | 318 | 37 | 37 | 164 | 48 | 200 | 200 | 189 | 125 | 248 | 172 | 159 | 178 | 155 | 155 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 14 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 238 | 47 | 62 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 113 | 120 | 48 | 132 | 48 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 123 | 91 | 88 | 157 | 142 | 140 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 86 | 198 | 184 | 71 | 112 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 107 | 63 | 102 | 140 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 23 | 20 | 184 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 6 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 10 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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