Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). 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 (26 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (26 Jun)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
416
411
411
411
483
573
607
370
510
505
499
567
596
589
515
508
427
416
395
385
380
380
375
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:49PM1.84m
12:02PM2.14m
00:42AM1.86m
12:51PM2.16m
1:30AM1.91m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.60m
5:45AM0.72m
6:36PM0.56m
6:36AM0.70m
7:23PM0.50m
7:24AM0.66m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
29
28
27
26
27
28
31
32
30
27
27
27
27
27
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
29
31
Feels °C
29
28
27
26
25
26
26
29
30
29
25
25
26
26
26
29
28
26
26
25
24
25
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
416
416
411
411
411
483
573
607
370
510
505
499
567
596
589
515
508
427
416
395
385
380
380
375
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
10
10
13
14
16
29
30
53
100
62
62
86
81
79
55
79
54
55
55
55
55
55
54
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
20
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
63
9
15
1
1
1
88
63
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
Energy kJ
26
17
16
18
14
14
18
25
23
16
18
18
21
21
27
28
35
32
35
42
49
44
54
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
39
48
48
48
39
48
48
39
48
48
48
48
39
39
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa Tamarindo surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest