Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.6° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 8PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
285
304
249
197
176
173
208
251
251
251
254
251
251
183
255
258
255
594
573
534
515
581
581
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM2.17m
8:29AM2.33m
8:51PM2.03m
9:23AM2.24m
9:51PM1.92m
10:17AM2.18m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.46m
2:06AM0.39m
2:50PM0.54m
3:00AM0.53m
3:50PM0.60m
3:55AM0.64m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
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6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
28
27
27
26
26
29
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
Feels °C
32
30
28
28
26
26
28
27
28
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
28
24
23
25
25
24
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
289
285
192
181
179
176
173
140
251
251
251
254
251
251
183
255
178
181
594
573
534
515
581
581
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.5
S
8
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
197
252
304
249
197
111
107
208
108
108
106
104
184
29
168
134
258
255
24
40
33
28
25
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
SW
20
0.5
S
8
0.5
SW
20
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
Energy kJ
20
19
19
17
17
32
32
29
28
26
26
186
29
186
27
27
26
26
14
8
12
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
7
6
5
7
10
10
13
11
11
12
10
10
16
14
9
8
21
42
54
56
65
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
14
48
39
39
14
39
39
39
39
48
14
39
0
39
39
39
48
48
44
39
48
48
48
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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