Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 11 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 3PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
447
442
516
510
588
588
505
346
260
254
310
361
361
361
361
361
380
423
273
266
438
450
539
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:18PM2.69m
4:56AM2.52m
5:11PM2.60m
5:49AM2.51m
6:04PM2.48m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.15m
10:41PM-0.06m
11:01AM0.18m
11:31PM0.00m
11:57AM0.26m
00:22AM0.11m
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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
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
30
31
29
28
27
26
26
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
27
29
27
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
31
33
31
30
30
29
28
28
28
30
31
29
30
30
28
29
31
29
27
28
27
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
405
447
442
516
510
588
588
505
346
260
254
310
361
361
361
361
361
380
423
273
266
438
450
539
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
118
98
96
98
98
99
94
90
66
53
77
48
50
50
87
91
79
81
79
79
78
78
77
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
22
20
20
13
12
12
12
5
9
7
7
40
36
36
6
3
3
3
1
197
194
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
27
16
19
10
3
5
3
9
6
2
3
5
3
4
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
4
2
6
4
0
0
0
8
39
14
0
0
0
0
0
39
0
0
14
44
39
30
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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