Playa Tamarindo Surf Forecast

/ Rivas Province (9 surf breaks) /

Nicaragua (33 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (11.20° N 85.83° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Playa Tamarindo surfForecast / Rivas Province / Nicaragua

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 31 May 2026 CST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 29.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Tamarindo today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (31 May)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (31 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	19s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 31							Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	365	397	604	455	627	825	817	911	718	1112	1099	1087	1199	1185	1158	1014	865	728	719	636	628	620	539	525
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:38AM2.07m				2:43PM2.32m					3:17AM2.09m				3:23PM2.33m				3:57AM2.10m				4:02PM2.31m
Low Tide			8:33AM0.53m					9:09PM0.31m				9:13AM0.51m				9:47PM0.30m				9:52AM0.52m				10:25PM0.31m


	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	6:02
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	29	31	32	30	29	28	27	27	30	32	33	31	29	28	27	27	30	32	33	31	29	28
Feels °C	30	29	30	32	33	33	31	29	29	28	30	31	32	31	28	28	27	27	29	31	33	34	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SSW 14	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	322	397	604	262	627	431	817	911	718	1112	1099	1087	1199	1185	1158	1014	865	728	719	636	628	620	539	525
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 14	SW 19	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 12	S 12	S 13	S 12	S 13	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	132	344	380	455	215	825	431	347	248	121	110	121	103	82	63	72	61	70	59	63	61	58	57	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 13	S 8	SSW 14	SW 14	S 8	S 8	—	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20
kJ	365	132	5	201	198	5	5	—	113	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	18	72	72	69	63	136
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 6	ESE 6	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 3	ENE 3
kJ	—	—	16	22	15	18	14	31	35	35	4	6	8	7	5	6	7	8	12	11	11	11	7	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa Tamarindo Rivas Province	Playa Gigante Tola Province	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Playa Tamarindo Rivas Province	Playa Tamarindo Rivas Province	Playa Tamarindo Rivas Province	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Playa El Yanqui Rivas Province	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Ostional Rivas Province	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Punta San Diego Leon Province	Playa Tamarindo Rivas Province	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste	Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Guanacaste
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	4	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	30	39	0	0	0	39	39	39	4	39	39	39	39	39	39	14	39	39	39	113	0	39	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Rivas Province	Ostional			Ostional	Punta Quilla	Ostional				Ostional							Ostional					Ostional
Rating (10 max)	4			4	4	4				4							4					3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4

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