Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.2°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 11AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
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
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1001
989
989
989
976
864
674
631
606
598
598
536
614
459
459
453
453
395
336
331
317
299
212
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
10
SSE
0
W
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:21AM2.26m
9:01PM1.94m
9:32AM2.19m
10:18PM1.94m
10:48AM2.18m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.53m
2:53PM0.51m
3:07AM0.61m
4:06PM0.53m
4:26AM0.62m
5:19PM0.49m
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clear
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
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<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
5:50
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
31
32
30
28
27
27
27
29
31
32
29
28
27
27
26
28
29
30
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
27
30
31
30
29
27
28
27
28
30
32
31
30
29
29
28
29
32
35
30
30
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