Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 62 | 101 | 118 | 93 | 93 | 74 | 54 | 69 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 97 | 125 | 153 | 113 | 111 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13AM2.38m | 6:30PM2.12m | 6:55AM2.36m | 7:16PM2.04m | 7:43AM2.32m | 8:10PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.43m | 00:34AM0.40m | 1:15PM0.46m | 1:19AM0.46m | 2:09PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 125 | 122 | 101 | 118 | 89 | 66 | 86 | 84 | 63 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 63 | 84 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 113 | 110 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 83 | 57 | 73 | 72 | 93 | 93 | 74 | 54 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 97 | 125 | 153 | 25 | 111 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 4 | N 4 | S 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 61 | 84 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 75 | 55 | 76 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 95 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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