Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.6° C
1.6° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
685
676
667
521
589
581
573
485
478
471
357
347
342
336
331
326
238
238
238
238
234
184
175
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
SW
10
S
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
5
SE
15
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:14AM2.13m
3:20PM2.28m
3:51AM2.22m
3:57PM2.30m
4:26AM2.30m
4:34PM2.29m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.52m
9:37PM0.31m
9:52AM0.47m
10:11PM0.28m
10:30AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
30
33
34
31
28
26
25
25
29
32
29
29
28
26
26
26
30
32
31
31
28
Feels °C
27
27
29
32
35
32
29
27
27
27
30
36
31
32
32
29
29
28
30
33
35
32
28
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