Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 11 Jul 2025 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 5AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)171515151516161515141414141414141419191813181714141616161616151717161616161616161616161715151616161616151415141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)504430540482344551681586570357293248301373347211310321427550671708775635630572485437432509723739676784758779774753814672660593812658640393611618577524453434454436378332328282254239
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSW
5
W
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
0
W
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglassglassoffglassoffoffoffglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
2.14
3:46PM
2.34
4:20AM
2.23
4:26PM
2.35
5:00AM
2.32
5:08PM
2.33
5:40AM
2.38
5:51PM
2.28
6:23AM
2.42
6:37PM
2.21
7:09AM
2.42
7:28PM
2.13
7:59AM
2.40
8:25PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
0.29
9:36AM
0.49
10:06PM
0.25
10:19AM
0.45
10:44PM
0.23
11:03AM
0.42
11:22PM
0.23
11:48AM
0.41
12:03AM
0.26
12:36PM
0.41
12:46AM
0.31
1:27PM
0.43
1:35AM
0.38
2:24PM
0.45
2:30AM
0.45
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunrise---5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:30
Sunset-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08----
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Rain (mm)
-----12-------21-----173--------------32------251-----------
Temp. °C262525252729282726252525262827262625252527282827262524242730302926252424273029282625252427303027262524242729292726252524
Feels °C (?)282627272933323129282828293231303029282830333231292725252731333328272626283433322827272627313330292826262728293028272826
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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