Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 621 | 621 | 614 | 595 | 534 | 516 | 510 | 588 | 679 | 679 | 582 | 487 | 448 | 443 | 511 | 504 | 498 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.87m | 9:48PM1.69m | 10:08AM1.83m | 11:00PM1.73m | 11:17AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.78m | 3:49AM0.91m | 4:43PM0.78m | 5:03AM0.88m | 5:44PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 621 | 621 | 614 | 595 | 534 | 516 | 510 | 588 | 679 | 679 | 582 | 92 | 89 | 443 | 511 | 504 | 498 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 94 | 487 | 448 | 72 | 57 | 59 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 114 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 58 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 46 | — | — | 29 | 28 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 123 | 94 | 67 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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