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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 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 6PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 276 | 266 | 174 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 217 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 131 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 85 | 85 | 125 | 123 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:20AM 1.75 | 9:35PM 1.84 | 10:27AM 1.81 | 10:44PM 1.86 | 11:27AM 1.94 | 11:46PM 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 0.92 | 4:04AM 0.78 | 4:34PM 0.89 | 5:05AM 0.74 | 5:39PM 0.77 | 5:58AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
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