Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 10PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 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 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
17
1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
255
671
648
534
508
581
581
560
489
477
471
395
395
406
489
416
416
411
411
411
276
573
607
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:51PM1.92m
10:17AM2.18m
10:51PM1.86m
11:11AM2.14m
11:49PM1.84m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.60m
3:55AM0.64m
4:49PM0.61m
4:51AM0.70m
5:45PM0.60m
5:45AM0.72m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
32
28
27
27
27
27
28
30
31
29
27
26
26
26
28
30
31
29
27
26
26
26
27
29
Feels °C
30
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
28
27
25
24
24
24
26
28
30
28
26
25
25
26
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
17
1
SW
18
Energy kJ
178
181
671
648
534
508
581
581
560
489
477
471
395
395
406
489
416
416
411
411
411
276
573
607
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.5
SW
18
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
258
255
30
33
33
33
21
22
21
20
19
18
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
15
16
164
30
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.5
S
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.3
SW
20
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.1
W
7
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
52
29
5
2
2
63
9
15
29
1
88
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
47
38
28
19
26
35
47
43
37
26
23
26
21
26
31
21
19
7
16
18
18
18
17
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
39
39
48
39
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
39
39
39
48
39
39
39
44
39
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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