Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 12AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
127
130
290
257
203
203
201
201
248
248
245
239
236
229
215
209
209
251
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
6:44PM2.17m
7:06AM2.35m
7:45PM2.07m
8:10AM2.22m
8:55PM2.02m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.26m
00:48AM0.42m
1:33PM0.38m
1:51AM0.54m
2:39PM0.48m
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1
1
1
3
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Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
30
29
30
32
32
31
31
30
29
30
31
31
32
30
29
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