Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.5° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
197
197
114
114
191
161
163
163
163
163
251
248
227
218
137
139
221
284
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:24PM2.38m
4:40AM2.65m
5:07PM2.34m
5:24AM2.59m
5:53PM2.27m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.19m
11:00AM0.10m
11:08PM0.22m
11:46AM0.16m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
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5:31
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5:31
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5:35
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5:34
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5:32
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 mm
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3
4
2
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1
1
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1
2
3
1
1
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1
1
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3
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
30
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
29
27
26
Feels °C
31
32
30
29
29
29
29
31
34
32
31
30
31
30
32
32
32
30
30
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