Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.8° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
400
375
360
309
305
301
297
293
288
284
272
183
138
169
173
181
183
186
424
371
302
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59PM2.31m
12:30PM2.10m
00:49AM2.38m
1:20PM2.15m
1:33AM2.43m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.52m
6:23AM0.44m
6:32PM0.49m
7:13AM0.35m
7:20PM0.45m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:16
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 mm
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1
1
1
4
5
9
4
2
2
1
1
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1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
31
31
31
29
29
28
29
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
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