Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.7°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 7PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). 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 (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
81
112
81
82
108
155
201
236
239
169
307
437
595
777
751
667
651
728
803
793
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:17PM2.22m
2:45AM2.24m
2:56PM2.29m
3:20AM2.36m
3:33PM2.34m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.57m
8:32PM0.39m
8:49AM0.46m
9:06PM0.31m
9:27AM0.36m
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5:33
5:33
5:33
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5:55
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
30
31
29
27
27
27
26
29
32
33
30
28
27
27
26
28
31
30
27
27
Feels °C
27
28
29
28
26
26
26
24
27
30
31
28
27
26
26
25
26
30
28
27
27
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