Playa Tamarindo Surf Break

Playa Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Issued: 5 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • 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 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
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

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
404
404
293
289
285
304
249
197
176
173
208
251
251
251
254
251
251
183
255
258
255
594
573
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:35AM2.41m
7:53PM2.17m
8:29AM2.33m
8:51PM2.03m
9:23AM2.24m
9:51PM1.92m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.25m
1:51PM0.46m
2:06AM0.39m
2:50PM0.54m
3:00AM0.53m
3:50PM0.60m
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5:20
5:20
5:22
5:22
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6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
3
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
30
30
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
27
29
32
32
30
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
24
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
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
Energy kJ
404
404
404
293
289
285
192
181
179
176
173
140
251
251
251
254
251
251
183
255
178
181
594
573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
18
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
8
0.5
SSW
7
Energy kJ
38
37
35
116
197
252
304
249
197
111
107
208
108
108
106
104
184
29
168
134
258
255
29
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SSW
10
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
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
Energy kJ
60
59
60
20
20
19
19
17
17
32
32
29
28
26
26
186
30
186
28
27
26
28
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
7
4
2
5
9
5
4
6
10
12
15
11
9
8
8
9
16
15
12
11
21
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
14
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
8
14
6
48
48
48
48
44
39
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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2
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3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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