Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.0°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 5PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
196
280
336
325
602
679
575
663
851
940
918
1039
1014
1001
989
989
989
976
964
674
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31AM2.45m
6:57PM2.10m
7:21AM2.36m
7:53PM2.00m
8:21AM2.26m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.35m
1:00AM0.43m
1:48PM0.44m
1:57AM0.53m
2:53PM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:51
5:50
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
29
31
33
31
29
27
26
26
28
31
33
30
28
27
26
26
29
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
28
30
32
32
29
28
27
27
28
30
32
31
29
28
27
26
29
31
31
31
29
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa Tamarindo surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest