Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 566 | 574 | 724 | 715 | 693 | 726 | 621 | 614 | 1501 | 1484 | 1433 | 1351 | 1158 | 1129 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 989 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.36m | 3:18AM2.56m | 3:45PM2.34m | 3:56AM2.52m | 4:22PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.25m | 9:37AM0.12m | 9:46PM0.28m | 10:15AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 566 | 574 | 724 | 715 | 693 | 425 | 553 | 553 | 1501 | 1484 | 1433 | 1351 | 1158 | 1129 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 989 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 335 | 248 | 23 | 407 | 407 | 726 | 621 | 614 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 55 | 32 | 75 | 142 | 78 | 72 | 114 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 23 | 45 | 91 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 153 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 54 | 93 | 68 | 67 | 51 | 125 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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