Playa Tamarindo Surf Break
Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Playa Tamarindo

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.5° 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 (02 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). 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 (02 Jun)--
Afternoon (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
539
539
525
505
429
424
479
543
370
781
871
881
694
726
775
791
1415
1385
1312
1241
1227
1213
1199
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:02PM2.31m
4:36AM2.10m
4:41PM2.27m
5:16AM2.08m
5:19PM2.21m
5:56AM2.06m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.31m
10:31AM0.55m
11:03PM0.35m
11:11AM0.60m
11:41PM0.41m
11:52AM0.66m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
1
1
2
Temp °C
32
30
29
28
27
27
30
32
32
30
29
28
27
27
29
31
31
29
27
26
27
27
28
29
Feels °C
31
30
29
29
28
28
30
31
32
31
31
29
28
28
29
32
33
32
30
29
31
31
31
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
628
539
539
525
505
429
424
479
543
238
781
871
881
694
726
775
791
1415
1385
1312
1241
1227
1213
1199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
20
0.4
SSW
10
0.8
SW
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SSW
6
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
61
59
57
37
186
234
236
241
33
370
31
118
18
245
248
248
305
56
68
55
44
30
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
72
69
63
136
33
33
34
33
32
31
118
72
72
14
15
26
42
13
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
10
7
6
7
7
7
7
10
11
10
4
25
4
4
4
6
88
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
39
39
39
0
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
44
39
30
2
0
2
88
48
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
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