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Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CST
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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
28.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131312121212121212121212121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53527570116114114114838078751037372716969363654548685
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
1.83
1:30AM
2.13
2:09PM
1.93
2:14AM
2.21
2:51PM
2.04
2:55AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
0.56
7:15PM
0.71
8:00AM
0.47
8:02PM
0.63
8:40AM
0.38
8:45PM
0.56
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset--5:39-------5:40-------5:40-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C273030282625252427293029262524242730312927262525
Feels °C (?)262929272625262627293030272625252628292725252423
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