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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | |
1702 | 1560 | 1524 | 1436 | 1256 | 1210 | 989 | 976 | 976 | 964 | 773 | 743 | 714 | 695 | 631 | 543 | 1227 | 1213 | 1351 | 1351 | 1518 | 1053 | 973 | 1884 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 3:21PM2.30m | 3:55AM2.09m | 4:00PM2.29m | 4:35AM2.09m | 4:39PM2.25m | 5:15AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.29m | 9:51AM0.51m | 10:23PM0.31m | 10:30AM0.55m | 11:01PM0.35m | 11:10AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
36 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
 kJ | 1702 | 1560 | 1524 | 1436 | 1256 | 1210 | 989 | 976 | 976 | 964 | 773 | 743 | 714 | 695 | 631 | 543 | 1227 | 1213 | 1351 | 1351 | 1518 | 1053 | 973 | 1884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 22 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 339 | 263 | 239 | 184 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 134 | 132 | 119 | 114 | 112 | 108 | 306 | 446 | 446 | 47 | 163 | 69 | 65 | 35 | 489 | 509 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 148 | 137 | 241 | 306 | 106 | 75 | 73 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 42 | 57 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 194 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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