Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.20° N 85.83° W

Playa Tamarindo, Nicaragua Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 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

2 hours ago
clearShower - in the vicinity
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 280°)
31 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered
-

DanielOduberInt. Airport

74 km SSE80 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 280°)
30.9 °C40 km
40 km

mostly cloudy

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

111 km NW192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SSE
(15 km/h at 150°)
34 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Bluefields Airport

135 km WNW294 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

lightning 30km N of Fortuna

150 km ESE82 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Juan Santamaria Airport

221 km SE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 1°)
3500SW °C8.0
8.0


JuanSantamariaInt. Airport

225 km SE908 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Heavy thunderstorm
wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.8 °C28 km
28 km

overcast

Barva

229 km SE1200 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 64°)
5
20 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tobias Bolano Airport

230 km SE994 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearFog patches -
0
calm
(2 km/h at 1°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Tobías Bolaños International Airport

232 km SE997 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Light to moderate thunderstorm with hail
5
calm
(4 km/h at 180°)
20.7 °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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