Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
309
304
304
253
253
253
261
288
253
288
243
225
178
175
175
175
178
178
178
140
243
246
152
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
NW
20
SSW
10
S
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
NE
10
SSW
5
SSE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:59PM2.66m
2:34AM2.35m
2:49PM2.73m
3:24AM2.42m
3:39PM2.74m
4:15AM2.45m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.28m
8:25PM0.03m
8:33AM0.18m
9:14PM-0.05m
9:24AM0.13m
10:03PM-0.08m
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
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5:57
5:58
5:58
5:58
1
1
Temp °C
31
32
30
30
29
28
27
27
30
33
31
31
29
28
27
27
30
32
30
29
29
28
27
26
32
35
32
34
30
29
29
29
30
36
33
35
29
29
29
29
31
35
31
32
33
30
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
309
309
304
304
253
253
253
261
288
253
288
243
225
178
175
175
175
178
178
178
116
114
246
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
N
4
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SW
18
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
SW
17
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
42
40
40
40
40
25
25
25
24
35
6
34
24
23
82
31
31
31
29
28
39
243
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.4
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
N
4
0.4
S
8
0.3
N
4
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
6
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
2
6
6
3
6
15
15
37
37
6
23
3
81
81
13
83
77
69
69
132
140
36
109
152
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
4
7
6
6
6
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
8
57
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
322
8
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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