Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.5° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 11AM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)21s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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 Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
641
445
361
404
531
723
834
723
621
520
405
447
442
516
510
588
588
505
283
260
254
310
361
361
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09AM2.40m
3:25PM2.72m
4:03AM2.48m
4:18PM2.69m
4:56AM2.52m
5:11PM2.60m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.16m
9:50PM-0.06m
10:06AM0.15m
10:41PM-0.06m
11:01AM0.18m
11:31PM0.00m
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5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
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6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
29
30
30
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
30
27
26
25
Feels °C
29
29
29
32
32
33
32
31
30
29
31
31
32
31
32
31
29
29
29
29
32
29
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
641
180
277
178
531
723
834
723
621
520
405
447
442
516
510
588
588
505
283
260
254
310
361
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
183
445
361
404
175
167
126
122
149
149
118
98
96
98
98
99
94
90
66
53
77
48
50
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
25
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
20
19
13
12
12
7
9
9
7
7
36
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
20
20
13
20
32
25
2
6
9
8
4
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
14
39
8
0
0
9
42
42
0
0
0
0
14
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
6
4
4
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Nicaragua
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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