Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.8° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
221
411
400
375
360
355
305
301
297
293
288
284
272
183
175
169
173
181
183
186
424
371
302
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM2.05m
11:59PM2.31m
12:30PM2.10m
00:49AM2.38m
1:20PM2.15m
1:33AM2.43m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.52m
6:23AM0.44m
6:32PM0.49m
7:13AM0.35m
7:20PM0.45m
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thunderstorm
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5:35
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5:16
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 mm
1
1
1
1
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2
1
5
10
2
1
1
2
3
1
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2
5
12
14
10
2
4
Temp °C
28
29
28
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
32
31
30
28
29
28
28
30
29
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
29
32
29
29
29
28
27
26
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