Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 CST
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141616161515151515151518181515161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92255251245239236229223223220171207207279331367441358353419403382275272
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:18PM
2.11
12:40AM
2.05
1:03PM
2.31
1:29AM
2.18
1:47PM
2.50
2:14AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.60
6:46AM
0.52
7:22PM
0.41
7:31AM
0.39
8:08PM
0.22
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise5:31------5:31-------5:31-------5:31
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:53-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C283133302726262528313330272625252731333128262525
Feels °C (?)252830272424242325283029262424232428303027252324
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