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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 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
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 3PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 768 | 793 | 783 | 773 | 754 | 715 | 657 | 543 | 529 | 521 | 514 | 431 | 431 | 425 | 395 | 378 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 312 | 312 | 290 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:36PM 2.60 | 6:11AM 2.32 | 6:29PM 2.45 | 7:08AM 2.22 | 7:28PM 2.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:21AM 0.18 | 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 | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
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