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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 123 | 123 | 167 | 167 | 163 | 152 | 207 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 5 | 187 | 198 | 18 | 35 | 198 | 184 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 168 | 123 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:19PM 2.45 | 5:33AM 2.50 | 6:11PM 2.40 | 6:25AM 2.34 | 7:05PM 2.33 | 7:19AM 2.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:24PM 0.25 | 11:53AM 0.09 | 12:19AM 0.37 | 12:44PM 0.22 | 1:16AM 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
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