Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (29 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 566 | 523 | 471 | 483 | 264 | 573 | 565 | 465 | 418 | 367 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 367 | 301 | 255 | 255 | 375 | 600 | 607 | 305 | 338 | 318 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:36PM2.18m | 2:14AM1.96m | 2:20PM2.22m | 2:56AM2.02m | 3:01PM2.25m | 3:37AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.43m | 8:08AM0.61m | 8:46PM0.38m | 8:51AM0.57m | 9:25PM0.33m | 9:32AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 566 | 523 | 471 | 483 | 228 | 573 | 565 | 465 | 418 | 367 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 367 | 301 | 245 | 238 | 375 | 600 | 607 | 305 | 338 | 318 | 381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 141 | 138 | 135 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 255 | 255 | 203 | 57 | 58 | 151 | 83 | 304 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NNE 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 264 | 72 | 71 | 8 | 134 | 186 | 239 | 186 | 183 | 177 | 155 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 246 | 162 | 58 | 85 | 87 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 |
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