Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.6° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
137
139
221
284
239
248
127
121
121
125
127
130
290
257
203
203
201
201
203
248
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:53PM2.27m
6:12AM2.48m
6:44PM2.17m
7:06AM2.35m
7:45PM2.07m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.16m
11:55PM0.30m
12:36PM0.26m
00:48AM0.42m
1:33PM0.38m
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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 mm
3
5
1
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3
4
6
2
1
1
1
4
5
6
8
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
30
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
32
34
32
31
31
32
30
30
32
35
34
31
32
30
30
30
33
32
29
27
28
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