Tamarindo Surf Report - Costa Rica

Monday, February 14th 2011 (Morning)

2011-02-14T05:33:00.001-08:00

TamarindoConditions this morning were clean with a moderate breeze blowing side shore.

Size in the knee to waist high range with pretty good shape.

Conditions today should remain relatively similar to this morning although both the wind

and the swell are predicted to die down a bit in the afternoon.

High tide at 11:17am

Time of post 7:31am

Sunday, February 13 2011 (Afternoon/Evening)

2011-02-13T17:02:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo

Conditions this afternoon were a mixed bag. Winds late in the morning were very strong offshore which made for some difficult waves. Size was fairly good staying between knee high and chest high. Conditions just before sunset cleaned up considerably and made for a great session.

Conditions for tomorrow are expected to be about the

same with the swell tapering off a bit in the afternoon.

Hight Tide tomorrow will be 11:17am/11:38pm

Time of post: 6:54pm local time.

Sunday, February 13th 2011 (Morning)

2011-02-13T05:41:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo

Strong offshore winds this morning with waves in

the waist to chest high with head high sets.

Swell will start fading during the day, but will

hold some good surf for the next couple days.

High Tide today 10:07am/10:31pm

Time of post 8:15am

Friday, February 11th 2010 (afternoon/evening)

2011-02-11T16:43:00.000-08:00

Las Palmas (Grande)

Waves today in Grande were fun but mixed.

wave height ranged from a couple feet to a couple feet over head.

After 11am it turned pretty sloppy and most of the larger sets

were closing out with a few exceptions.

Winds were great today staying offshore for the entire day.

Tomorrow the swell should be hitting the peak.

With chest to shoulder high waves and clean to fairly clean

conditions predicted.

High Tides for tomorrow 9:00am/9:24pm

Time of post 7:20pm

Friday, February 11th 2011

2011-02-11T05:03:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo. Light offshore winds this morning with waves in the shoulder to chest high.

Predictions are good for today, it supose to increase more during the day and be holding a great size this weekend!

Tomorrow the peak of the swell in the chest-overhead high waves

and clean conditions with NE winds.

High Tide: 8:04 am

Time of post: 7:40am

Thursday, February 10th 2011 (afternoon/evening)

2011-02-10T16:01:00.003-08:00

Tamarindo

Waves are coming in but not quit what the predictions had fore-casted.

We´ve seen waist high most of the day but the

wind turned onshore mid-morning crushing most of the wave

and leaving conditions on the choppy side.

We´ll see what tomorrow brings with chest to shoulder high predicted.

High Tides for tomorrow at 8:04am/8:26pm

time of post 6:11pm

Thursday, February 10th 2011 (morning)

2011-02-10T05:47:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo

Swell is definitely builing but still a little inconsistent.
Shape is good with size fluctuating between
1-2 ft and waist high sets.

Winds are moving sideshore/offshore but still very calm.
By late afternoon/evening we should start to see waves in the
chest high range.

Time of post 7:58am

Wednesday, February 9th 2011 (Afternoon/Evening)

2011-02-09T18:35:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo

This afternoon the waves were still hanging around the knees
in Tamarindo.
A couple of sets rolled through that were
reaching for waist high but not quit making it.

If predictions prove true, we should have steady knee
high waves by tomorrow morning increasing to waist
high by the afternoon and near chest high by sunset.
Winds should be moving sideshore but clean conditions
should remain for the am session.
High tide for tomorrow 7:18am/7:38pm
Time of post 8:58pm

Wednesday, February 9th 2011 (Mid-day)

2011-02-09T11:09:00.000-08:00

Marbella

Found some good size to the south this morning
with waist high and up and the sets bringing in some
chest to shoulder high waves.

Winds were less than ideal but they weren´t strong enough
to shut down the waves in Marbella.

By tomorrow we shouldn´t have to travel too far to find
waves.
Time of post 1:20pm

Wednesday, February 9th 2011 (morning)

2011-02-09T04:18:00.001-08:00

Tamarindo. Very small with 1-2 foot, knee to thigh high. But winds still good during the morning blowing light offshore. It's expected to start mixing in with a new ground swell that will be bringing better surf for the weekend.

For tomorrow it supose to build a little bit with sets up to chest high and winds will hold calm.

High Tide: 6:36 am / 6:58 pm
Time of post: 7:26 am

Tuesday, February 8th 2011 (Afternoon)

2011-02-08T16:26:00.000-08:00

-Camaronal-
Tamarindo this morning was hovering around knee high
but with usual calm morning winds it was super clean at 6am.
We took off to the south in search of some larger waves,
which we found. Unfortunatley by the time the camera came out
the wind had turned the glassy head high sets into mush.
Tamarindo this afternoon was still small with onshore winds.
After 4:30pm the wind turned off and the waves started coming in
knee to waist high until sunset.
Tomorrow we´re hoping is the bottom of the drop in swell.
Knee to thigh high expected.
High tide tomorrow will be at 6:38am/6:58pm
Time of post 6:56pm

Monday, February 7th 2011 (Afternoon)

2011-02-07T15:16:00.000-08:00

Las Casitas

Tamarindo
Waves had a hard time hitting knee high this afternoon.
Winds switched up on us and remained onshore for almost
the entire afternoon causing some rather choppy conditions.
Right now the wind is pretty mellow but still onshore.
Size remains knee high and under.

Swell predictions for tomorrow remain underwhelming at best.
With knee to thigh high expected.
Winds may not be perfect but they should be calm and sideshore
for most of tomorrow.
High tides for Tuesday will be at 6:01am and 6:21pm
Time of post 5:45pm

Monday, February 7th 2011 (Morning)

2011-02-07T05:15:00.001-08:00

Tamarindo
Waves this morning are pretty small and coming in fat.
Mostly in the 1-2 foot range with the ocassional wave
above knee high.
Winds are nice as usual for the A.M. blowing offshore and calm.
Things don´t look like they will be picking up until Thursday
but with high tides in early morning and early evening you
still might be able to get in 2 a day.
High tide today 5:26am/5:46pm
Time of post 7:26am

Sunday, February 6th 2011 (afternoon)

2011-02-06T15:49:00.001-08:00

Tamarindo (4pm)

Waves came into Tamarindo this afternoon about as expected
with mostly knee high and waist high on the sets.
Shape was pretty good, we didn´t see a whole lot of closeouts.
Wind was great with a moderate breeze blowing offshore
for the entire day.

Not looking for any real surprises tomorrow with more
knee to waist high waves.
High tides tomorrow will be early morning (5:26 am)
and near sunset (5:46 pm).
Might be time to start thinking about some dawn patrol...
Time of post 5:57pm local time

Sunday, February 6th 2011

2011-02-06T05:01:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo
Waves are pretty small this morning with the outgoing tide.
Winds are calm moving offshore with waves 1-3 ft.
Not expecting much more today in Tamarindo with waist high
expected in the area on a South-Southwest swell.
The swell is forcasted to die down through mid week
and then rebuild until Friday.
High Tide today at 4:50 pm
Time of post 7:14am Local time

Friday, February 4th 2011(Afternoon

2011-02-04T19:43:00.000-08:00

Playa Grande

Happy Birhtday Rigo!

Waves were a little inconsistent with shoulder high sets only
coming in for 20 to 30 minutes and the rest of the time was
somewhere in the knee to waist high range.

Turtle out of season at the wrong time but the eggs made it
in the sand. :)
time of post 10 pm

Friday, February 4th 2011

2011-02-04T05:11:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo
Looking much better than yesterday morning
with sets in the knee to waist high range.
Good shape with the occasional chest high set coming through.
Winds are mild blowing offshore.

Waves are expected to be in the chest to shoulder range today.
High tide at 4:02pm
Time of post 7:18am local time.

Thursday, February 3rd 2011 (afternoon)

2011-02-03T12:58:00.001-08:00

Tamarindo
Winds right now are howling.
Moving sideshore/offshore.

Waves are in the knee high to waist high range
with shoulder high on the sets.
Shape is looking alright, not too many closesouts,
and some long lefts.

Tomorrow is looking like a similar day
with the swell predicted to stick around until
Saturday A.M. and dying down towards the afternoon.

Thursday, February 3rd 2011

2011-02-03T05:23:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo
Strong offshored winds this morning with a few good sets rolling through.
1-2 foot on most but some good waist high sets showed up in the river mouth and out near Pico Grande.
Even at low tide you can tell that the swell is definitely picking up compared with the last few days.
Hopefully we will start seeing those waist to chest high sets closer to high tide.
High tide today at 3:25 pm
Time of post 7:30 am local time

Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 (afternoon)

2011-02-02T13:42:00.000-08:00

Avellanas
Some bigger sets were breaking head high further up the beach.
Some great long board waves.

Rigo (pictured just after 12pm)

Avellanas was great today with waves a bit on the small side at the main break,
with sets between waist and shoulder high.

Wind stayed offshore all morning in Avellanas and is still
offshore here in Tamarindo

Fun waves all day with the swell predictions seeming to be about right.
Waves here in Tamarindo right now are about waist high.
Time of post 4pm local time.

Wednesday, February 2nd 2011

2011-02-02T05:04:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo
Current conditions this morning are pretty flat.
With waves around 1-2 ft just before low tide.
Winds are staying steady offshore.
The swell is suppose to be building later today with
waist to shoulder high sets coming in.

High Tide will be at 2:44 pm today.
time of post 7:20am local time.

Tuesday, February 1st 2011

2011-02-01T05:02:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo

High Tide 1:59pm
Time of Post 7:05am
Right now the waves are pretty flat coming in around 1-2 ft
with waist high coming through on the sets
Wind was staying pretty steady this morning but moving sideshore.
Waves are expected to be about knee to waist high.
Check back around High tide as yesterday we had really clean
waist high waves with pretty good shape.

Monday, January 31st 2011

2011-01-31T04:59:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo

Winds are strong offshore

Unfortunatley there isn´t much size or shape
to keep up with the wind.
Waves are coming in at about 1-2 feet
with 3-4 foot sets coming through only occasionally.

Time of post 7:06 am local time
High Tide at 12:24pm today

Sunday, January 30th 2011

2011-01-30T05:12:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo

Swell is definitely dieing down
Waves are coming in Knee high or smaller
with a couple of waist high sets.

There´s a gental offshore breeze which is nice after yesterday´s
howling winds.

Time of post 7:22am local time
High tide 12:03pm

Friday, January 28th 2011

2011-01-28T11:47:00.000-08:00

Tamarindo

Waves were coming in about waist to chest high
with some Head high sets coming in late this morning.
Shape was great and the early morning winds
were holding offshore and calm

Current conditions are pretty flat in the Knee high range
with the wind turning onshore around 9:30 this morning.
Time of post 1:57pm

High tide 9:40am