Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.9° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
248
248
245
239
236
229
215
209
209
206
206
203
241
224
218
176
176
173
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
E
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:45PM2.07m
8:10AM2.22m
8:55PM2.02m
9:23AM2.12m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.38m
1:51AM0.54m
2:39PM0.48m
3:05AM0.63m
3:52PM0.52m
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1
2
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1
1
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1
2
9
2
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Temp °C
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
27
25
25
25
25
28
29
28
26
26
Feels °C
32
31
30
28
30
30
31
32
32
31
30
30
30
29
32
33
32
30
30
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