Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
227
216
214
211
447
367
358
419
335
326
318
314
305
305
305
272
279
287
335
283
347
347
309
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:20AM2.06m
12:40PM2.53m
1:18AM2.18m
1:36PM2.63m
2:14AM2.30m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.34m
6:18AM0.42m
7:11PM0.20m
7:17AM0.31m
8:05PM0.07m
8:14AM0.22m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
31
30
29
28
27
27
29
31
32
30
29
27
27
27
28
30
31
30
28
26
26
26
26
28
Feels °C
31
32
29
28
27
27
28
30
31
30
29
26
28
28
28
30
31
32
30
29
30
29
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
178
227
216
214
211
447
367
358
419
335
326
318
314
305
305
305
272
279
287
335
283
258
309
309
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.3
W
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
8
0.2
W
7
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
150
151
114
114
116
8
10
10
3
11
13
13
13
12
12
20
20
20
19
18
193
347
347
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.2
SSW
26
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
24
Energy kJ
10
10
9
9
8
8
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
26
105
105
105
65
18
19
17
195
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
9
6
17
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
3
4
4
5
7
7
7
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
0
39
39
8
14
39
39
6
88
0
0
0
0
4
39
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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