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Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 29 Jan 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
27.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414141413131313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1071461461061421861381381341291231201181161541511511131131091061036049
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
2.31
12:21PM
2.02
12:44AM
2.38
1:25PM
2.16
1:44AM
2.46
2:22PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
0.40
6:23PM
0.49
7:14AM
0.29
7:28PM
0.40
8:09AM
0.17
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise----6:07-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252423232527292726242323242729272525232224272827
Feels °C (?)211918182022262423212019192225222120171517202120
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