Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). 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 (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
186
121
125
127
133
96
144
180
180
180
111
152
152
142
142
151
211
211
198
125
125
125
125
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:20PM2.54m
2:00AM2.28m
2:18PM2.61m
2:56AM2.42m
3:13PM2.65m
3:49AM2.53m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.37m
7:49PM0.14m
8:02AM0.27m
8:43PM0.03m
9:00AM0.19m
9:34PM-0.03m
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5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
27
29
29
27
26
26
26
25
27
29
28
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
28
28
26
25
25
25
23
25
26
24
22
21
20
21
21
23
25
26
26
24
23
24
23
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