Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.9° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
685
598
676
676
614
459
459
453
453
395
336
331
317
299
257
208
205
205
202
202
143
137
137
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:32AM2.19m
10:18PM1.94m
10:48AM2.18m
11:35PM2.04m
11:59AM2.24m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.61m
4:06PM0.53m
4:26AM0.62m
5:19PM0.49m
5:43AM0.56m
6:24PM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:49
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
27
26
29
31
31
29
28
27
26
26
29
30
30
27
27
27
26
26
29
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
29
27
29
31
31
30
29
29
27
27
30
32
33
30
31
28
28
27
28
29
30
29
28
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