Surf Forecast Surf Report

Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 09 May 2025 CST
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 4PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 May)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515151514141414141414141414141413131313131318181817161616161616161515151515151419191818181717171717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)430674683519487382377382403414318264261264264264211208208208206175161118116154116114147152152150104130163163208161161151137212209209209171169181236221334316429510516573540602595595
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
SE
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
2.19
1:11AM
1.99
1:23PM
2.25
1:53AM
2.05
2:01PM
2.31
2:31AM
2.10
2:38PM
2.35
3:09AM
2.12
3:15PM
2.36
3:46AM
2.13
3:51PM
2.35
4:23AM
2.10
4:28PM
2.31
5:01AM
2.07
5:05PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.65
7:07PM
0.53
7:10AM
0.61
7:47PM
0.44
7:50AM
0.56
8:25PM
0.36
8:27AM
0.52
9:01PM
0.31
9:04AM
0.49
9:37PM
0.28
9:41AM
0.49
10:14PM
0.29
10:17AM
0.51
10:51PM
0.33
10:54AM
0.56
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise5:22------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20----
Sunset--5:57-------5:57-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------5:59-
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Rain (mm)
---1--------------------------1--------------------1-----133
Temp. °C293031292827262629313230282727272931312928282827283030282727262728292928272726262931312827272626272830272726262628292827
Feels °C (?)293132312928272729323332312929282930302827282827272929272626252727282726262625262830292725272626262829282928272628303030
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