Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 2AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 203 | 198 | 191 | 183 | 183 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 74 | 112 | 111 | 154 | 154 | 155 | 155 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:47PM2.02m | 1:25AM1.94m | 1:34PM2.12m | 2:06AM2.09m | 2:16PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.57m | 7:24AM0.67m | 7:54PM0.47m | 8:08AM0.56m | 8:30PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 206 | 203 | 198 | 191 | 183 | 183 | 110 | 40 | 53 | 50 | 61 | 61 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 97 | 94 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 109 | 107 | 9 | 104 | 74 | 53 | 111 | 76 | 154 | 106 | 106 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | N 3 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 106 | 58 | 56 | 112 | 74 | 154 | 76 | 155 | 155 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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