Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo, Nicaragua Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.5° 

Playa Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Playa Tamarindo based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Playa Tamarindo right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Playa Tamarindo

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

73 km SSE415 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken
-

DanielOduberInt. Airport

74 km SSE80 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
10
light winds from the ESE
(9 km/h at 120°)
27.2 °C40 km
40 km

overcast

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

112 km NW192 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearThunderstorm -
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 100°)
35 °C9.0
9.0
few

Juan Santamaria Airport

221 km SE692 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainLight rain
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
22 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Barva

229 km SE1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 9km WNW of Nandayure

141 km SSE148 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


lightning 35km SSW of Samara

176 km S0 m above sea level

1 hour ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


lightning 4km E of Rio Blanco

202 km NNE237 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Juan Santamaria Airport

221 km SE692 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainLight rain
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
22 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

JuanSantamariaInt. Airport

225 km SE908 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainContinuous light rain
calm
(4 km/h at 990°)
21.7 °C30 km
30 km

overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Playa Tamarindo and within an acceptable time window.

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