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Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 CST
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
26.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 1AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131313131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)312052535333324745858444434342613939745737363636
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
2.08
1:24PM
1.84
1:31AM
2.15
2:10PM
1.94
2:15AM
2.23
2:52PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.78
7:16AM
0.57
7:16PM
0.71
8:01AM
0.48
8:02PM
0.64
8:41AM
0.39
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset------5:38-------5:38-------5:39-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262524242528282726252424262829272625252526283028
Feels °C (?)232120202024252424232121242628262524232323252725
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