Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
897
710
701
683
623
472
466
459
459
459
346
346
341
285
221
215
212
171
140
140
138
138
136
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
N
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:23AM2.51m
2:43PM2.46m
3:07AM2.61m
3:27PM2.48m
3:48AM2.64m
4:09PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.19m
8:53PM0.12m
9:21AM0.12m
9:34PM0.11m
10:03AM0.10m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
30
33
30
29
28
27
26
26
30
33
29
29
28
27
26
26
29
31
32
28
27
Feels °C
28
29
31
35
33
32
32
30
28
29
31
36
30
32
31
31
29
29
31
32
33
27
28
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