Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
728
635
635
635
627
619
595
492
410
410
404
410
410
410
350
346
331
317
317
322
322
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:34PM2.53m
5:00AM2.65m
5:18PM2.44m
5:42AM2.58m
6:01PM2.31m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.13m
10:44PM0.06m
11:14AM0.16m
11:26PM0.15m
11:58AM0.25m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
30
30
28
28
27
26
26
27
31
31
28
27
27
27
26
27
29
31
26
25
Feels °C
25
28
27
25
26
25
23
23
24
29
30
27
27
26
27
26
26
28
31
28
28
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