Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 24). 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 (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
398
344
272
264
211
211
211
136
131
120
154
85
84
85
85
85
87
91
102
104
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:11PM2.10m
1:26AM2.42m
1:54PM2.22m
2:07AM2.56m
2:37PM2.31m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.46m
7:10PM0.47m
7:48AM0.29m
7:52PM0.35m
8:30AM0.14m
8:35PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
29
30
29
28
28
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
29
28
28
Feels °C
27
28
30
31
29
28
25
24
26
27
28
28
28
28
26
26
27
27
29
30
30
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