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: 5 pm 04 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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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)
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
4
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
17
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
791
1415
1385
1312
1241
1227
1336
1336
1185
1158
1105
1065
1158
834
823
803
720
620
539
532
525
499
430
486
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:19PM2.21m
5:56AM2.06m
5:59PM2.13m
6:37AM2.05m
6:40PM2.05m
7:19AM2.05m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.41m
11:52AM0.66m
00:18AM0.47m
12:36PM0.71m
00:57AM0.54m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
<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
6:04
 mm
1
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
4
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
5
6
8
19
14
12
Temp °C
31
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
28
27
28
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
34
30
30
30
30
30
31
32
31
30
29
30
30
30
32
30
31
28
29
28
27
28
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
17
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
Energy kJ
791
1415
1385
1312
1241
1227
1336
1336
1185
1158
1105
1065
1158
834
181
803
720
620
539
429
475
486
430
486
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.8
SW
7
1.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
Energy kJ
305
29
28
22
22
22
14
13
12
12
54
823
16
25
25
532
525
499
424
418
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
Energy kJ
21
6
5
5
5
6
5
21
13
25
90
142
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.6
WSW
9
Energy kJ
217
204
255
404
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
86
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
48
48
48
48
0
107
107
107
107
48
48
48
30
48
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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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
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
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