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Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.6° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
121
125
127
130
290
257
203
201
201
201
248
248
245
239
236
227
215
209
209
206
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
6:12AM2.48m
6:44PM2.17m
7:06AM2.35m
7:45PM2.07m
8:10AM2.22m
8:55PM2.02m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.26m
00:48AM0.42m
1:33PM0.38m
1:51AM0.54m
2:39PM0.48m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:31
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5:32
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5:31
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5:30
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 mm
1
1
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2
3
2
3
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2
3
3
4
2
1
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1
1
2
4
Temp °C
28
29
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
26
25
25
25
26
28
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
32
33
30
31
30
30
29
29
31
33
33
30
28
29
28
30
32
33
33
31
30
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