Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
871
871
871
1087
1074
1026
844
737
909
897
886
875
692
674
640
623
543
466
459
407
341
336
327
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:52AM1.92m
1:59PM2.18m
2:35AM2.03m
2:41PM2.25m
3:15AM2.14m
3:21PM2.29m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.66m
8:25PM0.43m
8:31AM0.59m
9:03PM0.36m
9:13AM0.53m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
30
32
29
28
27
26
26
28
31
32
30
28
27
26
26
28
32
33
31
28
Feels °C
26
26
27
29
32
31
29
28
27
26
27
30
31
29
27
26
25
25
26
30
31
29
27
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