Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.6°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
418
418
412
412
350
350
346
297
293
238
231
221
239
306
299
287
388
379
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM2.22m
5:12AM2.36m
5:41PM2.11m
5:51AM2.23m
6:22PM2.00m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.41m
11:33AM0.32m
11:40PM0.52m
12:13PM0.44m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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2
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1
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Temp °C
30
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
30
28
27
Feels °C
33
31
29
29
29
28
29
32
33
33
31
32
29
29
30
31
33
32
30
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