Tamarindo Surf Break

Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Issued: 5 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
30.0° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 1PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
367
301
255
255
375
600
607
305
334
318
381
381
508
508
502
432
421
411
331
322
318
455
382
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
5
S
10
S
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
off
High Tide
2:56AM2.02m
3:01PM2.25m
3:37AM2.07m
3:41PM2.27m
4:16AM2.12m
4:19PM2.26m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.57m
9:25PM0.33m
9:32AM0.55m
10:03PM0.31m
10:12AM0.54m
10:39PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
29
32
33
31
29
28
28
27
29
33
32
30
28
27
26
26
29
31
31
29
28
27
Feels °C
28
28
30
33
34
32
28
28
28
26
28
33
35
34
30
28
28
29
30
33
36
33
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
305
367
301
245
203
375
600
607
305
334
318
381
381
508
508
502
432
421
411
331
322
318
455
382
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SW
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
89
89
62
255
255
203
57
58
151
83
304
273
89
89
89
118
117
120
90
169
149
144
138
138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
9
0.5
SW
13
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.7
SSW
18
Energy kJ
183
177
155
60
58
58
246
162
58
85
85
89
195
193
193
186
201
193
176
115
167
230
230
329
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNE
5
Energy kJ
7
13
11
7
7
11
22
24
27
27
29
12
8
4
4
7
7
11
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
12
27
12
12
14
15
27
27
27
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
57
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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