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Playa Tamarindo Surf Forecast
/ Rivas Province (9 surf breaks) /
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Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 867 | 794 | 947 | 876 | 852 | 859 | 890 | 961 | 698 | 688 | 679 | 704 | 705 | 680 | 708 | 725 | 768 | 626 | 551 | 569 | 459 | 458 | 457 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:59PM 1.98 | 9:28AM 2.15 | 10:17PM 1.94 | 10:45AM 2.09 | 11:32PM 1.99 | 11:56AM 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM 0.47 | 3:07AM 0.61 | 4:01PM 0.55 | 4:26AM 0.67 | 5:15PM 0.55 | 5:41AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rivas Province
Continuing clean conditions at Playa Tamarindo (calm at Rivas Airport 24 km from Playa Tamarindo). 1.0m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.3m 7s swell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
24 km away, 2 h 3 min ago
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