Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 CST
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
227
195
272
248
248
248
248
238
241
194
147
144
140
108
112
155
155
172
293
186
216
278
302
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
SE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM1.98m
6:21PM2.10m
7:00AM1.92m
7:05PM2.00m
7:49AM1.89m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.44m
12:11PM0.68m
00:44AM0.54m
12:55PM0.77m
1:29AM0.62m
1:47PM0.84m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:22
5:22
5:22
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5:57
5:57
5:57
Temp °C
29
27
27
26
29
31
32
30
29
27
27
26
29
32
34
31
29
27
27
27
30
33
34
32
29
28
28
26
29
32
32
31
31
28
28
26
28
31
33
32
29
27
28
28
29
32
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
Energy kJ
362
227
195
272
248
248
248
248
238
241
194
147
144
140
108
83
136
136
172
293
138
216
278
302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
21
85
84
17
17
17
68
65
16
44
44
33
55
53
66
64
155
155
162
140
186
78
151
145
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.1
W
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
2
21
21
2
21
21
16
17
21
17
37
20
13
84
81
112
21
37
25
29
77
45
11
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
E
3
Energy kJ
1
2
3
4
6
7
12
8
1
2
3
5
8
12
11
11
4
1
5
5
7
10
9
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
39
39
39
39
8
0
39
14
14
14
39
14
39
4
113
107
48
39
39
39
39
39
418
107
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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