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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 7AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 489 | 483 | 551 | 459 | 393 | 382 | 372 | 372 | 367 | 372 | 372 | 309 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 194 | 191 | 189 | 126 | 144 | 186 | 186 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:29PM 1.86 | 9:20AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:59AM 0.76 | 3:21PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 32 |
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