Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 1AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1031 | 1031 | 906 | 883 | 849 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 614 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 489 | 476 | 476 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.79m | 8:16AM1.85m | 9:07PM1.77m | 9:22AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.68m | 2:03AM0.87m | 2:44PM0.76m | 3:12AM0.91m | 3:48PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1031 | 1031 | 906 | 883 | 849 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 614 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 489 | 476 | 476 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 53 | 51 | 133 | 152 | 140 | 105 | 96 | 73 | 71 | 97 | 90 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 97 | 97 | 93 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 45 | 43 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 31 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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