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Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
26.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212151515151412131313131312131212181812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11111311110910372575655555556109113113666539445782555441
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
2.41
7:45AM
2.06
8:16PM
2.36
8:44AM
1.97
9:16PM
2.31
9:53AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
0.37
1:45AM
0.46
1:50PM
0.44
2:44AM
0.49
2:48PM
0.52
3:50AM
0.51
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-
Sunset5:43-------5:44-------5:44-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C302827252424262830282726252526293028262524242528
Feels °C (?)292927252525252629272525232222242624242322222225
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