Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
27.9° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313161613151415141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253246163158156156175146158270268242239233226223220213207158154151149147
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
W
5
WSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
2.40
3:15PM
2.75
3:45AM
2.46
4:00PM
2.78
4:31AM
2.46
4:47PM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.07
8:59AM
0.16
9:37PM
-0.03
9:45AM
0.11
10:23PM
-0.06
10:32AM
0.11
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---5:30-------5:30-------5:28----
Sunset------5:53-------5:53-------5:54-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C282625252830322927262525283134302626252528313432
Feels °C (?)292524252728322929282626272933323029252526293231
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