Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 590 | 447 | 428 | 422 | 500 | 500 | 428 | 410 | 410 | 416 | 428 | 428 | 395 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 424 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 301 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:41AM2.56m | 6:00PM2.29m | 6:22AM2.44m | 6:44PM2.14m | 7:05AM2.29m | 7:29PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.25m | 00:06AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.36m | 00:48AM0.44m | 1:26PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 590 | 447 | 428 | 422 | 500 | 500 | 428 | 410 | 410 | 416 | 428 | 428 | 395 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 424 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 111 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | 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 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 82 | 106 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 78 | 103 | 90 | 88 | 301 | 297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 4 | S 12 | NNE 5 | SW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 11 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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