Playa Tamarindo Surf Break
Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Playa Tamarindo

Issued: 11 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 3PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
9
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
2
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1351
1336
1185
1158
1105
1065
952
940
929
803
793
620
539
532
505
441
424
418
519
1332
2688
2483
1879
1749
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
SE
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:59PM2.13m
6:37AM2.05m
6:40PM2.05m
7:19AM2.05m
7:25PM1.98m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.66m
00:18AM0.47m
12:36PM0.71m
00:57AM0.54m
1:23PM0.74m
1:39AM0.59m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
5
4
2
2
1
1
3
10
1
1
3
Temp °C
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
29
31
33
32
31
29
30
30
31
30
30
29
28
28
28
29
29
27
25
25
24
27
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
8
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
0.9
SW
21
Energy kJ
1351
1336
1185
1158
1105
1065
952
940
929
803
793
620
349
516
505
392
322
284
412
401
2688
2483
1879
628
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
10
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
22
1
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
14
13
12
12
6
16
22
539
532
465
441
424
418
142
188
231
372
390
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.7
SW
21
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
23
27
26
25
90
142
463
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
0.4
SE
3
2
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
Energy kJ
31
58
153
316
2
519
1332
1749
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
39
4
0
113
48
48
48
30
0
107
136
88
48
48
0
0
86
88
188
251
179
179
182
173
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
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