Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
30.0° C
1.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
20
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
199
202
249
331
355
303
253
301
293
218
319
375
319
215
212
222
211
211
254
206
206
198
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
5
ENE
15
SW
15
S
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
15
SW
5
SSE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:07PM2.32m
00:50AM2.13m
1:10PM2.41m
1:49AM2.30m
2:07PM2.50m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.52m
6:37PM0.33m
6:54AM0.42m
7:35PM0.20m
7:54AM0.30m
8:27PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:01
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
30
32
33
30
27
27
26
25
29
32
29
28
28
27
26
26
30
32
30
30
27
Feels °C
28
28
30
31
32
30
27
28
28
27
30
36
32
30
33
31
29
29
32
36
33
34
29
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