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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 30 Nov 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
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 106 | 154 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 116 | 110 | 106 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 162 | 160 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 75 | 68 | 130 | 126 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:48AM 1.90 | 10:21PM 2.24 | 10:54AM 1.96 | 11:20PM 2.38 | 11:57AM 2.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:47AM 0.67 | 3:53PM 0.60 | 4:51AM 0.54 | 4:55PM 0.54 | 5:52AM 0.38 | 5:55PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
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