Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (10 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)--
Afternoon (10 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (10 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
465
372
297
293
297
264
264
211
211
208
203
191
183
118
154
178
227
216
214
211
447
367
358
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:16PM1.91m
10:44AM2.31m
11:19PM1.97m
11:42AM2.42m
00:20AM2.06m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.61m
4:17AM0.59m
5:17PM0.49m
5:18AM0.52m
6:15PM0.34m
6:18AM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
6:06
 mm
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
25
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
30
31
29
28
28
27
27
29
31
Feels °C
30
30
30
29
30
29
32
33
32
31
31
30
30
30
32
33
34
33
32
30
29
29
30
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
229
270
252
171
138
104
80
264
211
211
208
203
191
183
118
140
178
227
216
214
211
447
367
358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
8
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
Energy kJ
551
465
372
297
293
297
264
78
55
54
39
16
26
21
112
154
150
151
114
114
116
15
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
11
5
11
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
58
85
84
83
22
21
17
18
17
23
15
2
4
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NW
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
NE
3
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
31
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
39
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
107
39
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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