Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.7° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 7AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
340
330
330
330
325
325
320
273
228
221
214
210
207
203
184
153
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:44AM2.48m
3:05PM2.34m
3:21AM2.59m
3:44PM2.38m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.33m
8:59AM0.23m
9:07PM0.25m
9:38AM0.14m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:31
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5:31
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5:36
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5:35
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 mm
9
17
18
4
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1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
26
24
23
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
28
28
28
26
Feels °C
29
27
26
28
28
29
30
30
31
31
30
32
32
33
32
33
30
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