Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.8° 

Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
479
410
404
398
366
370
370
370
341
596
310
218
218
314
560
553
477
375
370
375
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:40PM2.29m
2:00AM2.51m
2:25PM2.35m
2:41AM2.57m
3:07PM2.37m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.31m
7:46PM0.30m
8:18AM0.21m
8:29PM0.26m
9:00AM0.14m
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6
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Temp °C
28
30
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
26
26
26
28
30
29
26
26
Feels °C
31
33
31
32
32
29
29
29
30
32
32
30
31
28
30
29
29
32
33
29
28
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