Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
111
142
140
111
152
150
232
214
208
208
261
261
255
193
318
255
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11PM1.97m
8:40AM2.30m
9:15PM1.91m
9:46AM2.27m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.52m
3:12PM0.52m
3:17AM0.57m
4:22PM0.51m
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clear
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thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
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clear
<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
6:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
27
30
31
28
27
26
26
26
27
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
26
26
24
24
25
28
29
26
26
24
24
24
25
28
28
26
25
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