Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.6°C
2.0° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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)
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
317
317
322
277
277
331
400
224
221
411
400
375
360
355
305
301
297
293
288
284
268
183
138
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:23AM2.04m
11:02PM2.24m
11:31AM2.05m
11:59PM2.31m
12:30PM2.10m
00:49AM2.38m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.52m
5:25AM0.54m
5:39PM0.52m
6:23AM0.44m
6:32PM0.49m
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1
2
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1
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Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
32
31
30
29
29
29
30
30
32
30
28
29
28
29
29
29
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