Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (15 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 10PM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)--
Afternoon (15 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
298
543
756
641
445
361
404
531
723
834
723
621
520
405
447
442
516
510
588
588
505
283
260
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:31PM2.70m
3:09AM2.40m
3:25PM2.72m
4:03AM2.48m
4:18PM2.69m
4:56AM2.52m
Low Tide
8:58PM-0.02m
9:10AM0.16m
9:50PM-0.06m
10:06AM0.15m
10:41PM-0.06m
11:01AM0.18m
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5:20
5:20
5:20
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6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
31
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
30
28
28
27
26
26
28
30
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
Feels °C
32
30
29
30
28
28
29
31
33
32
32
31
30
30
30
33
31
31
31
31
29
28
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
309
214
206
756
641
180
277
178
531
723
834
723
621
520
405
447
442
516
510
588
588
505
283
260
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
193
298
543
186
183
445
361
404
175
167
126
154
149
149
118
98
96
98
99
99
96
91
66
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
19
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
59
10
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
8
16
16
18
18
25
23
23
23
26
19
18
12
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
7
4
20
18
20
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
39
6
8
4
14
14
14
0
0
30
88
48
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
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