Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 11 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). 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 (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.6
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
358
419
335
326
318
314
305
305
268
217
283
291
335
283
347
347
309
309
298
445
756
641
445
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
10
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:40PM2.53m
1:18AM2.18m
1:36PM2.63m
2:14AM2.30m
2:31PM2.70m
3:09AM2.40m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.42m
7:11PM0.20m
7:17AM0.31m
8:05PM0.07m
8:14AM0.22m
8:58PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
31
32
31
29
27
27
27
28
31
32
31
29
27
27
27
28
30
28
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
30
31
31
28
26
27
27
27
30
31
32
30
29
28
28
28
31
30
29
30
28
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
367
358
419
335
326
318
314
305
305
268
217
283
291
335
283
314
309
309
309
214
206
756
641
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
8
0.2
W
7
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
21
Energy kJ
10
10
3
11
13
13
13
13
11
12
20
20
20
19
19
347
347
195
193
298
445
186
183
445
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.2
SSW
26
0.4
SW
23
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SW
20
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
8
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
26
105
105
105
65
193
11
60
10
9
35
33
24
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
NE
3
0.5
SE
8
0.6
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
9
9
9
6
6
9
9
9
9
8
10
4
4
2
39
2
28
8
11
35
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
39
39
39
48
48
48
39
39
48
39
39
48
8
8
0
0
39
39
14
48
0
14
0
4
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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