Playa Tamarindo Surf Break
Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Playa Tamarindo

Issued: 5 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.6° 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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 10AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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)
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
429
424
479
543
370
781
871
996
694
726
775
791
1415
1385
1312
1241
1227
1351
1484
1185
1158
1105
1065
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
25
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
0
NNW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:36AM2.10m
4:41PM2.27m
5:16AM2.08m
5:19PM2.21m
5:56AM2.06m
5:59PM2.13m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.55m
11:03PM0.35m
11:11AM0.60m
11:41PM0.41m
11:52AM0.66m
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5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
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6:02
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
Temp °C
27
27
30
31
32
30
29
28
27
27
29
31
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
28
30
30
32
30
31
29
29
29
30
32
32
32
30
30
29
29
31
31
32
31
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
505
429
424
479
543
238
781
871
996
694
726
775
791
1415
1385
1312
1241
1227
1351
1484
1185
1158
1105
1065
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
20
0.4
SSW
10
0.8
SW
18
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
9
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
Energy kJ
186
234
236
241
33
370
118
118
29
245
248
301
305
45
43
40
30
30
32
23
23
14
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
9
0.6
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
33
33
34
33
32
31
118
72
72
28
12
6
32
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
8
6
7
10
11
7
52
61
3
3
3
22
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
8
39
39
39
96
107
4
39
14
14
39
8
2
86
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
107
6
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
6
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