Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
349
349
344
284
280
226
223
220
220
220
220
220
223
229
239
236
236
302
331
326
326
214
261
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM2.29m
9:40PM1.91m
10:10AM2.32m
10:48PM1.93m
11:14AM2.38m
11:56PM2.01m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.56m
3:40PM0.55m
3:41AM0.56m
4:45PM0.48m
4:48AM0.53m
5:50PM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
31
31
29
28
27
27
26
27
30
31
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
30
28
27
26
26
25
25
29
30
28
27
28
27
28
28
30
30
27
26
27
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