Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.1° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). 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 (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
280
331
322
322
322
326
331
335
340
302
239
223
217
217
217
223
236
232
142
155
155
155
214
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:21PM2.28m
4:55AM2.17m
4:59PM2.25m
5:32AM2.19m
5:36PM2.19m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.55m
10:41PM0.32m
10:53AM0.56m
11:16PM0.35m
11:33AM0.57m
11:50PM0.39m
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5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
4
4
6
1
Temp °C
28
31
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
31
32
30
28
27
27
27
28
30
31
28
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
29
28
27
26
25
26
26
25
29
30
28
27
26
27
27
27
29
31
28
27
29
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
436
280
331
322
322
322
326
331
335
340
302
239
223
217
217
217
223
236
232
142
138
138
138
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
50
54
56
57
55
54
53
51
51
51
56
53
52
52
51
51
52
52
56
57
56
51
71
155
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
19
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
3
94
1
1
1
1
1
18
18
18
18
60
60
60
60
60
84
155
155
155
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
3
Energy kJ
18
23
23
27
27
22
22
21
21
18
18
13
11
18
15
14
14
14
9
4
12
11
7
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
48
48
48
48
48
39
39
39
48
39
39
48
48
48
39
39
39
39
39
44
9
0
0
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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