Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 10PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). 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 (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
203
164
162
158
149
147
142
109
83
92
104
100
128
144
150
153
156
156
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:30PM2.00m
7:52AM2.16m
8:20PM1.85m
8:43AM2.03m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.49m
1:33AM0.58m
2:18PM0.61m
2:21AM0.72m
3:15PM0.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
31
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
32
30
28
Feels °C
28
27
26
26
24
24
25
27
30
28
26
27
25
26
27
30
31
29
27
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