Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.9° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
203
201
201
201
248
248
245
239
236
229
215
209
209
251
251
203
241
224
218
176
176
173
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:06AM2.35m
7:45PM2.07m
8:10AM2.22m
8:55PM2.02m
9:23AM2.12m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.42m
1:33PM0.38m
1:51AM0.54m
2:39PM0.48m
3:05AM0.63m
3:52PM0.52m
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 mm
1
1
1
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1
2
3
1
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1
1
6
8
2
4
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
28
30
30
28
26
25
25
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
31
32
32
32
30
29
30
30
31
33
35
33
31
29
29
31
32
31
30
30
31
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