Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.9°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 3PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). 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 (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
130
164
159
159
203
201
201
157
112
152
186
230
219
216
214
165
129
91
125
122
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM1.92m
11:37PM1.72m
11:52AM1.96m
00:37AM1.81m
12:47PM2.04m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.74m
5:34AM0.85m
6:26PM0.67m
6:34AM0.78m
7:14PM0.58m
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clear
clear
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<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>
5:58
5:58
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
31
30
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
30
28
27
26
26
26
29
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
26
28
28
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
29
27
26
26
26
25
27
29
28
27
26
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