Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Sep 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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
163
163
163
163
251
248
227
218
137
139
221
233
239
248
125
121
121
123
127
130
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
0
S
5
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:07PM2.34m
5:24AM2.59m
5:53PM2.27m
6:12AM2.48m
6:44PM2.17m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.10m
11:08PM0.22m
11:46AM0.16m
11:55PM0.30m
12:36PM0.26m
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5:31
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2
3
2
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3
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Temp °C
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
29
27
26
Feels °C
30
32
33
33
32
29
30
30
32
34
32
31
31
32
31
31
33
32
32
30
30
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