Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). 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 (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
106
98
96
91
87
97
97
97
130
164
159
159
203
201
201
157
112
152
186
230
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:43AM1.95m
10:27PM1.69m
10:48AM1.92m
11:37PM1.72m
11:52AM1.96m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.76m
4:26AM0.87m
5:28PM0.74m
5:34AM0.85m
6:26PM0.67m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
31
32
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
32
30
28
27
26
26
27
30
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
30
31
28
26
27
26
25
26
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
26
29
25
25
25
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