Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.7° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 9AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
540
528
522
790
790
600
587
719
709
508
508
502
496
496
416
406
349
349
344
284
280
266
223
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:28AM2.25m
7:44PM1.99m
8:15AM2.27m
8:38PM1.94m
9:09AM2.29m
9:40PM1.91m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.49m
1:45PM0.60m
1:49AM0.53m
2:39PM0.58m
2:41AM0.56m
3:40PM0.55m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:24
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
28
32
33
31
28
27
27
27
28
30
32
30
28
27
27
27
28
30
32
29
28
27
Feels °C
25
25
25
30
31
29
27
26
25
25
27
29
31
29
27
27
28
27
27
29
31
28
28
27
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