Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 CST
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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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the E by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
212
212
212
212
212
215
221
241
238
134
142
180
212
215
228
241
128
167
164
164
288
264
212
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:26AM1.96m
12:40PM2.25m
1:14AM1.99m
1:23PM2.28m
1:57AM2.03m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.52m
6:24AM0.62m
7:08PM0.46m
7:10AM0.60m
7:50PM0.39m
7:53AM0.57m
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5:18
5:18
5:18
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6:00
6:01
6:01
6:01
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
33
31
28
27
27
27
28
31
31
29
28
27
27
27
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
32
33
27
27
28
28
29
33
34
32
31
30
30
29
31
31
31
32
29
27
28
29
30
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
215
212
212
212
212
212
215
221
241
238
134
142
180
212
215
228
241
128
167
164
164
288
264
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
20
21
21
19
11
11
11
10
69
69
69
69
22
31
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
5
1
3
66
89
66
40
1
1
1
37
36
17
15
23
80
123
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
10
7
10
9
4
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
21
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
39
14
39
14
39
39
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
39
39
14
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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