Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.6
S
9
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
171
171
108
61
136
82
96
56
56
73
73
78
92
50
50
54
48
46
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:50PM2.21m
6:15AM2.39m
6:31PM2.13m
6:56AM2.38m
7:17PM2.05m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.35m
12:30PM0.43m
00:35AM0.40m
1:17PM0.46m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
31
29
28
27
26
27
29
31
33
31
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
27
28
28
30
32
30
28
28
26
27
27
30
30
27
26
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