Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.7° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
111
109
98
93
92
72
72
53
53
105
105
105
166
206
273
444
347
271
195
233
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM2.22m
9:06PM1.88m
9:30AM2.11m
10:05PM1.78m
10:27AM2.04m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.61m
3:08AM0.68m
4:04PM0.67m
4:05AM0.77m
5:05PM0.69m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
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6:09
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
30
31
29
27
26
25
25
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
26
24
25
24
25
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
28
28
28
27
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