Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 222 | 449 | 354 | 381 | 376 | 376 | 467 | 502 | 496 | 408 | 552 | 738 | 738 | 738 | 730 | 777 | 926 | 915 | 1263 | 1263 | 1249 | 885 | 1179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08AM2.20m | 6:14PM2.11m | 6:45AM2.22m | 6:56PM2.04m | 7:27AM2.24m | 7:43PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.59m | 00:25AM0.44m | 12:56PM0.59m | 1:03AM0.49m | 1:44PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | 6:08 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 172 | 162 | 449 | 354 | 381 | 376 | 376 | 432 | 502 | 496 | 362 | 358 | 738 | 738 | 738 | 730 | 777 | 926 | 915 | 1263 | 1263 | 1249 | 885 | 1179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 222 | 222 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 467 | 368 | 61 | 408 | 552 | 465 | 447 | 382 | 255 | 261 | 297 | 248 | 53 | 51 | 136 | 136 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 255 | 167 | 163 | 145 | 134 | 134 | 143 | 89 | 65 | 224 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 73 | 36 | 151 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
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