Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
121
147
78
151
178
129
192
113
113
115
188
167
254
251
206
203
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15AM2.56m
6:32PM2.33m
7:02AM2.46m
7:21PM2.17m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.11m
12:29PM0.30m
00:42AM0.24m
1:20PM0.40m
clear
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
28
29
31
28
27
27
26
26
27
30
30
28
26
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
27
28
29
26
25
25
24
25
25
28
29
26
24
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