Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
234
215
199
132
134
136
136
175
245
137
184
104
211
160
155
252
252
191
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:42PM1.99m
12:07PM2.35m
00:50AM2.13m
1:10PM2.43m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.44m
5:45AM0.52m
6:38PM0.33m
6:54AM0.42m
7:36PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
33
30
27
27
27
27
29
32
32
29
27
26
26
26
28
31
33
30
28
Feels °C
28
27
25
25
25
24
26
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
30
32
29
28
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