Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.8° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
176
173
171
168
138
136
136
134
134
134
133
234
229
263
311
311
437
510
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SSW
0
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:12PM2.04m
10:39AM2.10m
11:23PM2.14m
11:50AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.52m
4:25AM0.63m
5:03PM0.51m
5:39AM0.55m
6:05PM0.44m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:31
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5:31
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5:30
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5:30
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5:30
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 mm
1
3
3
5
3
1
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6
3
1
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1
2
1
4
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
25
25
28
29
30
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
26
Feels °C
33
33
31
30
30
29
31
31
33
32
32
30
31
30
31
33
34
33
31
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