Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 12 Feb 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
26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141414141413131313131313131312121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)496255322309305305305301301297234180178175175175175138136134124998275
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
0
NNE
10
S
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
1.68
12:09AM
1.96
12:55PM
1.79
1:03AM
2.05
1:43PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
0.74
5:49PM
0.85
6:44AM
0.65
6:49PM
0.77
7:31AM
0.54
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272625242730313026252423262931282625242327292826
Feels °C (?)252423232428302923232222242934302625252428302927
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