Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.3° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
211
208
203
191
183
118
154
178
227
216
214
211
371
367
430
349
335
326
318
314
305
305
214
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:19PM1.97m
11:42AM2.42m
00:20AM2.06m
12:40PM2.53m
1:18AM2.18m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.49m
5:18AM0.52m
6:15PM0.34m
6:18AM0.42m
7:11PM0.20m
7:17AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:06
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
30
31
29
28
27
27
27
29
30
31
30
29
27
27
27
28
30
Feels °C
34
32
31
31
29
28
29
31
32
31
30
28
28
28
29
30
31
33
30
28
28
28
28
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
211
211
208
203
191
183
118
140
178
227
216
214
211
371
367
430
349
335
326
318
314
305
305
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.3
W
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
55
40
39
16
17
32
21
154
150
151
114
114
116
8
9
4
11
11
21
13
13
12
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
Energy kJ
4
4
58
85
84
83
112
21
10
10
17
9
8
7
8
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
5
4
2
4
4
5
5
6
4
4
2
3
3
6
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
39
39
4
4
39
0
0
0
0
33
0
0
39
39
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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