Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 CST
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Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
28.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 11PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313171717161616161616151514141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149119172202200195232402397392387382367344239236233233233229226207154151
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
2.74
5:20AM
2.42
5:37PM
2.63
6:12AM
2.34
6:30PM
2.48
7:09AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
-0.02
11:22AM
0.18
12:00AM
0.08
12:16PM
0.29
12:55AM
0.21
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:28-------5:28--
Sunset5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1221--
Temp. °C323129272626283234322926262627313430282626252930
Feels °C (?)303028262626263032322926262626303232302828263033
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