Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CST
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Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515141414141414141313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)783773754715657543529521514431431425395378307307307307312312307303225225
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
E
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
2.60
6:11AM
2.32
6:29PM
2.45
7:08AM
2.22
7:28PM
2.28
8:12AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
0.08
12:15PM
0.30
12:53AM
0.21
1:15PM
0.44
1:53AM
0.35
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:28-------5:28--
Sunset5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------133---1123532
Temp. °C313030272626303130292928262628302928282727262829
Feels °C (?)323233272828313131303132302931322930302931303131
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