Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
149
147
142
85
83
94
106
100
100
131
150
153
156
156
146
143
143
110
106
98
96
91
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM2.16m
8:20PM1.85m
8:43AM2.03m
9:19PM1.74m
9:43AM1.95m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.58m
2:18PM0.61m
2:21AM0.72m
3:15PM0.71m
3:19AM0.82m
4:21PM0.76m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
5:59
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
27
30
32
29
28
27
26
26
28
31
33
31
28
27
27
26
28
31
31
28
27
Feels °C
24
24
24
28
31
28
27
26
25
25
27
29
31
30
27
27
27
26
27
30
29
27
27
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