Playa Tamarindo Surf Break
Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Playa Tamarindo

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.6° 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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 4AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
781
871
996
694
726
775
791
1415
1385
1312
1241
1227
1351
1336
1185
1158
1105
1065
1158
1027
929
906
793
620
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:16AM2.08m
5:19PM2.21m
5:56AM2.06m
5:59PM2.13m
6:37AM2.05m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.35m
11:11AM0.60m
11:41PM0.41m
11:52AM0.66m
00:18AM0.47m
12:36PM0.71m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
29
31
30
27
26
26
25
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
Feels °C
31
29
30
30
30
33
32
31
29
30
29
30
29
31
31
32
31
32
30
30
31
31
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
781
871
996
694
726
775
791
1415
1385
1312
1241
1227
1351
1336
1185
1158
1105
1065
1158
1027
929
906
793
620
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SW
7
Energy kJ
29
31
45
245
248
301
305
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
18
41
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
118
118
72
16
25
30
21
6
9
16
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
107
179
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
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4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
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