Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 25). 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 (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
131
120
154
85
84
85
85
85
87
91
102
104
102
89
109
249
152
194
192
190
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:54PM2.22m
2:07AM2.56m
2:37PM2.31m
2:50AM2.67m
3:20PM2.38m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.29m
7:52PM0.35m
8:30AM0.14m
8:35PM0.25m
9:12AM0.04m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
29
27
25
23
24
26
28
29
28
27
27
26
28
31
32
32
31
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