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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 2PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 322 | 318 | 275 | 280 | 454 | 448 | 329 | 408 | 208 | 480 | 463 | 437 | 547 | 527 | 546 | 619 | 573 | 360 | 389 | 378 | 331 | 336 | 206 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
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