Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 31 May 2026 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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)19s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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)
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
397
604
455
627
825
817
911
718
1112
1099
1087
1199
1185
1158
1014
865
728
719
636
628
620
539
525
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM2.07m
2:43PM2.32m
3:17AM2.09m
3:23PM2.33m
3:57AM2.10m
4:02PM2.31m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.53m
9:09PM0.31m
9:13AM0.51m
9:47PM0.30m
9:52AM0.52m
10:25PM0.31m
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5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
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6:02
6:02
6:02
6:02
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
31
32
30
29
28
27
27
30
32
33
31
29
28
27
27
30
32
33
31
29
28
30
29
30
32
33
33
31
29
29
28
30
31
32
31
28
28
27
27
29
31
33
34
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
19
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
322
397
604
262
627
431
817
911
718
1112
1099
1087
1199
1185
1158
1014
865
728
719
636
628
620
539
525
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.7
SSW
14
1.1
SW
19
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
132
344
380
455
215
825
431
347
248
121
110
121
103
82
63
72
61
70
59
63
61
58
57
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
13
0.2
S
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.6
S
12
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
365
132
5
201
198
5
5
113
18
18
72
72
69
63
136
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
Energy kJ
16
22
15
18
14
31
35
35
4
6
8
7
5
6
7
8
12
11
11
11
7
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
30
39
0
0
0
39
39
39
4
39
39
39
39
39
39
14
39
39
39
113
0
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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