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: 11 am 06 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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
5
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
929
906
793
692
620
612
525
499
424
418
564
663
1177
1286
1923
2038
3460
3273
3031
2747
1932
1313
1249
1235
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37AM2.05m
6:40PM2.05m
7:19AM2.05m
7:25PM1.98m
8:04AM2.08m
8:16PM1.92m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.71m
00:57AM0.54m
1:23PM0.74m
1:39AM0.59m
2:16PM0.74m
2:26AM0.62m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
1
2
4
1
4
2
9
15
8
1
3
2
1
2
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
29
28
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
31
33
31
30
30
29
29
29
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1
SW
15
1.8
SSW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
1
SW
19
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
929
906
793
692
620
612
525
103
217
418
412
663
1177
1286
1923
2038
2798
738
3031
2747
1932
1313
1106
1220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.4
SW
24
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
16
43
25
76
76
499
424
142
350
407
297
471
463
628
557
855
1066
1268
1278
1249
1235
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
22
0.9
SW
20
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
27
24
25
13
90
142
188
231
372
700
89
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
33
54
78
306
564
3460
3273
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
130
88
48
48
0
9
86
86
86
86
151
86
151
88
182
182
182
188
179
179
168
86
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
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5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
7
5
9
9
9
9
6
6
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