Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.9° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
223
229
239
236
236
302
331
326
287
268
257
293
293
261
211
140
136
134
82
111
191
186
186
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:48PM1.93m
11:14AM2.38m
11:56PM2.01m
12:19PM2.45m
1:00AM2.13m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.48m
4:48AM0.53m
5:50PM0.38m
5:56AM0.46m
6:52PM0.26m
7:01AM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
2
7
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
29
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
25
28
28
26
26
26
25
25
26
28
Feels °C
31
30
27
28
27
28
27
28
28
26
26
25
26
27
25
27
26
24
25
26
25
25
25
27
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