Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.9° C
1.7° 

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 Tamarindo today (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
9
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
138
138
83
82
78
76
57
75
77
103
100
174
160
95
127
155
151
144
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
SW
10
S
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
SSW
10
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
High Tide
8:19PM1.83m
8:42AM2.01m
9:18PM1.72m
9:42AM1.92m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.61m
2:20AM0.72m
3:14PM0.71m
3:18AM0.82m
4:20PM0.75m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
30
30
28
26
26
25
29
32
31
29
28
27
26
26
29
32
31
30
27
Feels °C
34
35
31
28
29
28
30
35
35
32
30
30
29
29
30
35
35
33
29
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