Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
0
3
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
74
103
111
154
154
155
155
104
251
302
369
531
365
358
522
1215
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
0
WSW
10
SSE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:06AM2.09m
2:16PM2.21m
2:43AM2.23m
2:54PM2.28m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.56m
8:30PM0.38m
8:48AM0.45m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
29
32
32
29
28
27
26
26
30
33
32
30
28
Feels °C
29
28
29
29
30
34
37
32
30
30
29
29
29
32
33
28
27
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