Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 31 May 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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9AM is: 1.0m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)20s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Evening (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
3
4
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
533
660
746
959
1210
1475
1445
1326
1516
1634
1615
1741
1702
1560
1524
1436
1240
1115
989
976
976
964
773
743
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
SE
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37AM2.06m
2:42PM2.30m
3:16AM2.08m
3:21PM2.30m
3:55AM2.09m
4:00PM2.29m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.53m
9:07PM0.30m
9:12AM0.51m
9:45PM0.29m
9:51AM0.51m
10:23PM0.31m
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part cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
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6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
27
27
30
30
30
29
29
28
27
27
30
30
30
29
29
27
27
27
30
31
30
29
29
28
31
31
35
32
33
33
34
33
31
31
33
31
32
32
34
29
29
30
32
33
32
32
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
836
575
743
713
1210
1475
1445
1326
1516
1634
1615
1741
1702
1560
1524
1436
1240
1115
989
976
976
964
773
743
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
533
660
746
959
602
593
585
467
366
345
340
340
268
263
239
184
180
177
137
134
132
119
85
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
Energy kJ
187
225
302
124
248
248
248
245
18
18
19
18
72
71
71
148
137
241
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
16
8
8
7
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
57
130
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
Header Global
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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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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