Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 CST
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
27.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1514141414141410131313131313131399171815151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75747271727251484662616161444327262657604392144146
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
2.19
9:32AM
1.99
10:00PM
2.10
10:50AM
2.01
11:17PM
2.09
12:00PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
0.51
3:42PM
0.65
4:30AM
0.55
5:02PM
0.65
5:40AM
0.52
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---5:43-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C292625252630333128262525273033302826252526303230
Feels °C (?)282624232327312925232322242629272423212222262827
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