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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 Aug 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 929 | 889 | 605 | 590 | 539 | 450 | 535 | 549 | 566 | 587 | 586 | 564 | 557 | 550 | 455 | 447 | 394 | 389 | 394 | 472 | 484 | 477 | 473 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:41AM 2.03 | 8:11PM 1.74 | 8:32AM 1.94 | 9:12PM 1.66 | 9:34AM 1.89 | 10:24PM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:07PM 0.69 | 2:07AM 0.79 | 3:06PM 0.76 | 3:06AM 0.87 | 4:14PM 0.79 | 4:18AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guanacaste
The wind is still offshore at Tamarindo (moderate winds from the ENE at Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport 45 km from Tamarindo). 1.0m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.4m 5s windswell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
45 km away, 1 h 45 min ago
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