Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.3°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
293
248
248
248
200
192
147
142
109
109
109
109
108
133
184
131
130
129
112
108
192
249
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:08AM2.62m
3:28PM2.49m
3:49AM2.65m
4:10PM2.46m
4:29AM2.62m
4:50PM2.38m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.12m
9:36PM0.12m
10:05AM0.11m
10:16PM0.15m
10:45AM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
31
31
29
28
27
27
26
28
30
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
26
31
30
29
28
27
27
25
26
28
27
27
26
25
26
26
27
27
28
26
27
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