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Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 CST
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
27.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)10988101010101011911111214141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181614131099101012812131331205253533332474585
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
1.72
11:47PM
2.03
12:31PM
1.76
12:42AM
2.08
1:24PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
0.71
5:26PM
0.81
6:26AM
0.65
6:24PM
0.78
7:16AM
0.57
7:16PM
0.71
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset----5:37-------5:37-------5:38---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242425272828262524242527292826252423252829282625
Feels °C (?)222222242526242322222224262523212019212426252422
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