Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 303 | 299 | 409 | 383 | 522 | 614 | 686 | 679 | 745 | 765 | 844 | 834 | 834 | 897 | 803 | 875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50AM2.13m | 00:24AM2.27m | 12:49PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.55m | 6:05PM0.44m | 6:41AM0.43m | 6:58PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 184 | 175 | 149 | 409 | 383 | 522 | 614 | 686 | 679 | 745 | 765 | 844 | 834 | 834 | 897 | 803 | 875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 86 | 80 | 299 | 149 | 114 | 112 | 108 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 144 | 264 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 7 | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 239 | 303 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 23 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 224 | 224 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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