Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
314
452
452
452
447
430
340
326
322
322
322
326
331
335
298
302
242
226
217
217
217
223
236
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM2.29m
4:17AM2.13m
4:21PM2.28m
4:55AM2.17m
4:59PM2.25m
5:32AM2.19m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.32m
10:13AM0.55m
10:41PM0.32m
10:53AM0.56m
11:16PM0.35m
11:33AM0.57m
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
31
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
30
28
28
27
27
27
29
31
31
29
27
27
26
26
28
30
Feels °C
29
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
27
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
268
314
452
452
452
447
430
340
326
322
322
322
326
331
335
298
302
242
226
217
217
217
223
236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
84
46
46
46
46
46
50
54
56
57
55
54
53
51
51
51
54
50
50
51
49
48
42
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
20
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
Energy kJ
29
68
45
45
11
3
97
1
1
1
1
1
18
18
18
18
60
60
60
60
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
26
22
15
16
17
13
18
24
30
22
21
22
25
32
34
32
24
11
7
18
15
15
18
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
86
107
48
48
39
39
48
48
48
48
48
39
48
48
44
39
48
48
48
48
39
44
39
39
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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